Watch: Georgia Senate Debate Erupts Over White Supremacy and Epstein Ties Allegations in Heated Exchange
Georgia U.S. Senate candidates clashed over alleged neo-Nazi activities and ties to Jeffrey Epstein in their final debate before the election.
WATCH: Georgia Senate candidates clash over neo-Nazi allegations and Epstein-related donation
Senator Jon Ossoff and Representative Mike Collins were indicted on charges of neo-Nazi activity linked to the Collins family and campaign contributions from Jeffrey Epstein associate Reed Hoffman.
Georgia's contentious U.S. Senate race boiled over Tuesday night as U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff accused GOP challenger Rep. Mike Collins of allowing "neo-Nazi propaganda" to air inside his House, prompting Collins to respond to billions of sexist objections by endorsing Ossoff. Jeffrey Epstein
The exchange took place during the candidates' second and final debate before the Nov. 3 general election, hosted by the Atlanta Press Club and broadcast by the Georgia Public Broadcasting Network.
During the debate, Ossoff attempted to tie his Republican challenger to white nationalism, repeatedly asking Collins to commit to stopping hate speech about his campaign, particularly Collins' son-in-law, which Ossoff claimed continued despite the backlash. Meanwhile, Collins accused his Democratic opponent of fueling threats against his family, refused to return a campaign endorsement linked to LinkedIn co-founder Reed Hoffman and questioned Ussef over his support of candidates linked to controversial streamer Hassan Pekar.
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"How weak do you have to be to not stop someone under your roof from spreading neo-Nazi propaganda when you're running for the Senate?" Ossoff pointed to reports about his opponent's son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, who was the subject of a CNN investigation into sharing Nazi propaganda images, promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and polling his online fans on whether he should produce a video titled "Why Gen. Z Doesn't Hate Hitler."
"What, Mike? We can handle it," Ussef continued to press. "Will you pledge tonight that for the remainder of this campaign, just three weeks, Mike, you will not allow any more neo-Nazi propaganda to be produced from your home? Can you make that pledge?"
Collins responded by accusing Ussef of creating animosity against her family, citing threats she said she and her son-in-law had received.
"I'm a little sick of it, John," said Collins. "There's a crazy person in jail right now because of your rhetoric," he claimed, before saying he had received another threat the other day.
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"You haven't condemned Reed Hoffman, one of your biggest donors, who is backing you with over a million dollars," Collins replied. "Why don't you denounce it? Why don't you give that money back?"
Collins is referring to Reid Budhoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn and a major Democratic donor whose past relationship with Epstein has come under scrutiny. Hoffman has confirmed meeting with Epstein after the tycoon was convicted of sex crimes in 2008 and visited his private island. Hoffman also contributed $7,000 directly to Ossoff's campaign and $1 million to the Democratic-leaning Georgia Political Action Committee.
Earlier in the debate, Collins went further, accusing Hoffman of sending Epstein ice cream along with a message referring to the girls, while again pressing Ossef to deny his sponsorship.
"John Ossoff, his number one donor, one of his biggest donors, is Reid Hoffman, the same guy who's in the same cases, the same guy who sent ice cream on Jeffrey Epstein's birthday and said, 'This is for the girls,'" Collins said during an earlier exchange.
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The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Hoffman sent Epstein ice cream in 2014 with a message indicating it was intended for him or "for the girls." Hoffman has apologized for his association with Epstein, which he said stemmed from fundraising activities related to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has not been charged with wrongdoing in connection with Epstein's crimes.
However, Ossoff rejected Hoffman's comparison, arguing that the allegations against Collins involved someone who lived in the congressman's home, not a political donor.
"Mike, if any of these people were living in my house, I want you to hold me accountable," Ossoff said. "What I asked you, Mike, was if you could commit to stopping the production of neo-Nazi propaganda from your home for just three weeks?"
Earlier in the debate, Collins was asked directly about the concerns of black Georgia about allegations of white-nationalist ties to members of his political operation.
Collins responded: "I condemn any kind of hate speech, anti-Semitism, hate of any kind. It's disgusting."
Collins also tried to push the charges back on Ossoff by criticizing his support of the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate and citing left-wing broadcaster Hassan Peiker, whom Collins criticized for saying the United States deserved 9/11 and promoting anti-Semitism.
"He's tipping his hat to this Abdel Said, you know, the guy who hates Israel — Hassan Peiker's best friend who said America deserved 9/11," Collins said Tuesday night.
Ossoff has previously condemned Pecker's rhetoric, telling The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through a spokeswoman that he "unreservedly rejects reckless and dangerous rhetoric" that suggests political support justifies violence against American Jews or any other community.
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