Georgia congressman under fire for praising Ole Miss counter-protesters who taunted Black woman [Video]

Georgia Congressman Mike Collins is getting backlash after sharing a controversial video taken during a pro-Palestine protest at the University of Mississippi.   

The Israel-Hamas war demonstrations at the University of Mississippi turned ugly this week when one counter-protester appeared to make monkey noises and gestures at a Black student in a raucous gathering.

“Ole Miss taking care of business,” Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins wrote on Friday on the social platform X with a link to the video showing the racist jeers.

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The Associated Press left voicemail messages for Collins on Friday at his offices in Georgia and Washington and emailed his spokesperson, asking for an explanation of what Collins meant, but there was no immediate response.

On Monday, Collins finally released a statement, saying that he believes in the First Amendment right to free speech but does not tolerate any form of discrimination – racism or otherwise. Collins said …