Trump endorses Paxton in Texas senate race [View all]
Source: Washington Post
President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s Republican Senate primary, a reversal of his earlier plan to endorse Sen. John Cornyn — and a victory for Trump’s MAGA base.
Trump announced his endorsement of Paxton over Cornyn, the 23-year incumbent, after waffling for months on how to proceed. The runoff election between the two men is next week, and early balloting has already begun.
Trump’s political advisers and top Senate leadership in Washington had urged Trump to back Cornyn, arguing that Paxton has too much personal baggage and would be a weak general election candidate in a once solidly red state that has become increasingly worrying for Republicans. Paxton has been dogged by scandals involving accusations of infidelity and misuse of public funds. He was impeached in 2023 by the Republican-majority Texas House but acquitted by the state Senate.
Paxton, however, has remained a loyal ally of Trump for years, including championing Trump’s false claims of winning the 2020 presidential election.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/19/trump-endorses-paxton-texas-senate-primary-over-incumbent-cornyn/
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