Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins Urges Republicans to Get Up and Fight After Midterms
Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins, whom Ron DeSantis has nicknamed after Chuck Norris, told Republicans to rise and fight, according to Fox News.
Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins has told Republicans to "get up and fight," according to a Fox News report published on November 8, 2026. Fox News said Collins, a Republican, stated that the Republican Party must rise like warriors in the aftermath of the midterm elections.
Fox News reported that Ron DeSantis has given Collins a nickname that refers to the actor Chuck Norris. The summary of the report does not say when or in what setting DeSantis applied the nickname.
The summary also does not say which midterm races, candidates or results prompted Collins's remarks, and it does not provide the full text of his statement. The headline and summary are the only portions of the report available for this account, so the wording of his message is drawn from them alone.
The summary provides no vote totals and does not mention any response from other officials. Its headline places the remarks after the midterm elections, but it offers no further detail on the timing or circumstances of the statement.
Readers who want the full text of the remarks should consult the original Fox News report, which is the sole source for this story. The Federal Chronicle has not independently confirmed the statements described in it.