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Trump endorses Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn ahead of Texas Republican Senate runoff
President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for Senate, dealing a massive political blow to longtime Sen.
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Trump endorses Paxton over Cornyn for Texas Senate
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The late endorsement comes just a week before the heated GOP runoff election between the state attorney general and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.
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Trump’s endorsement of Ken Paxton over John Cornyn roils Texas Senate race
President Trump’s decision to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn, who was widely seen as the stronger general election pick, is roiling the Lone State State’s bitter primary battle days one week before the run-off election. The call was a remarkable break by Trump from the Senate GOP establishment that caught…
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Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Senate GOP runoff in blow to Cornyn
"Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate," Trump wrote.
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Trump endorses Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn in Texas Senate primary runoff
President Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas GOP runoff for U.S. Senate, one week before voting ends in the contentious and expensive primary.
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RINO Cornyn Signals He Will Stay in Texas Senate Race After Trump Endorses Paxton
RINO incumbent Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday signaled he will stay in the Texas Senate race after President Trump endorsed Ken Paxton. The post RINO Cornyn Signals He Will Stay in Texas Senate Race After Trump Endorses Paxton appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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Trump Endorses Paxton in Final Week of G.O.P. Senate Runoff in Texas
The president had long considered backing Senator John Cornyn, but Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, carried the support of the MAGA base.
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Trump Endorses Ken Paxton in Texas Senate Primary Despite Years of Corruption Allegations
Trump announced his support for Paxton's bid to unseat incumbent Sen. John Cornyn just a week before the runoff election in the competitive primary.
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Senate GOP fumes after Trump snubs Cornyn with Ken Paxton endorsement
Senate Republicans made little effort to hide their disappointment Tuesday with President Donald Trump‘s decision to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). GOP lawmakers were quick to relitigate Paxton’s political baggage and warned that the president may have just cost himself a winnable Senate seat by snubbing…
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Trump endorses Ken Paxton for Texas Senate
President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Tuesday over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn ahead of the Senate runoff. Cornyn and Paxton competed in a…
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