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Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Recent successes have emboldened Trump, including the defeats of Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana , and Indiana state senators who opposed him on redistricting. He also picked and endorsed a challenger to Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie in Tuesday’s primary .

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Trump Endorses Ken Paxton In Texas GOP Primary, Boosting His Challenge To Incumbent Sen. Cornyn &#8211; 710am KURV Search Menu HOME LISTEN LIVE LOCAL TEXAS ON AIR NATIONAL WORLD Contest Rules Contact Us TROPICAL COVERAGE 2025 Search Search TEXAS TRENDING Trump Endorses Ken Paxton In Texas GOP Primary, Boosting His Challenge To Incumbent Sen. Cornyn By jsalinas 4 hours ago 210 views Share Tweet 0 Vickie Palmer, right, hugs Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, at a campaign event in McKinney, Texas, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero) By THOMAS BEAUMONT, JESSE BEDAYN and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press ALLEN, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in next week&#8217;s runoff. “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 on social media. News of the endorsement broke during a Paxton campaign event, drawing cheers from supporters who began dancing to “YMCA,” a Trump campaign anthem. “I have so much respect for the president and appreciate so much his endorsement,&#8221; Paxton said at the event in Allen, Texas. He spoke about his first bid for public office, adding “I’m so grateful to be back, especially on such an important day being endorsed by the president of the United States.” Paxton and Cornyn advanced to a May 26 runoff after finishing as the top vote getters in a March 3 primary where no candidate won a majority. Early voting started Monday and continues through Friday. Trump’s endorsement is the latest of several he has handed out in Republican primaries in an attempt to cull the GOP of those who’ve opposed him. Recent successes have emboldened Trump, including the defeats of Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana , and Indiana state senators who opposed him on redistricting. He also picked and endorsed a challenger to Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie in Tuesday&#8217;s primary . Massie’s push to release the Epstein files and his vocal opposition to the Iran war have grated on Trump, whose support for Ed Gallrein is making this reelection campaign Massie’s most challenging yet. Although the four-term Cornyn has backed Trump’s agenda in Washington, Paxton pitched himself as a political warrior for the Make America Great Again movement. Trump’s endorsement puts him at odds with his party’s establishment, which is convinced that Cornyn is the better candidate for November’s general election. The Republican nominee will face Democratic state Rep. James Talarico. In a post on X after Trump&#8217;s endorsement, Cornyn emphasized his closeness to Trump, saying he voted with him “99% of the time” and that the president has “consistently called me a friend in this race.” Cornyn then leaned into an argument he’s repeated on the campaign trail: that in November’s gener

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