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Published: Thursday, May 21, 2026

John Cornyn, dealing a massive blow to the incumbent with major implications in the fight for the Senate majority.

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Trump Dumps Cornyn, Backs Paxton | Drudge Retort Advertisement Thursday, May 21, 2026 Trump Dumps Cornyn, Backs Paxton Trump on Tuesday endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn, dealing a massive blow to the incumbent with major implications in the fight for the Senate majority. Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 06:32 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Menu Front Page Breaking News Comments Flagged Comments Recently Flagged User Blogs Write a Blog Entry Create a Poll Edit Account Weekly Digest Stats Page RSS Feed Back Page Advertisement Subscriptions Read the Retort using RSS. RSS Feed Author Info Doc_Sarvis Joined 2006/01/26 Visited 2026/05/21 Status: user MORE STORIES Trump Dumps Cornyn, Backs Paxton (9 comments) ... IRS Barred From Auditing Trump Forever (155 comments) ... Chief Executives to Accompany Trump to China (11 comments) ... Museum Seeks Cryptid-Themed Art For Exhibit (6 comments) ... Trump Mobile: Reach Out and Scam Someone (12 comments) ... More Alternate links: Google News | Twitter Democrats are hopeful about their chances of winning a Senate seat in Texas following Trump's decision to back Ken Paxton, seen as a weaker general election candidate than John Cornyn. Democrats think they have a uniquely strong nominee in James Talarico and Paxton would be a vulnerable opponent. [image or embed] -- Jon Cooper ( @joncooper-us.bsky.social ) 9:09 AM &Acirc;&middot; May 21, 2026 Comments Admin's note: Participants in this discussion must follow the site's moderation policy . Profanity will be filtered. Abusive conduct is not allowed. Wonder what John Cornyn is thinking, all that humiliation and boot licking just to become a unperson in MAGAlandia. #1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-19 12:59 PM | Reply According to Politico : The timing of the last-minute endorsement comes as a surprise, months after he [Trump] was initially expected to jump in: Just on Monday, Cornyn said "the ship has finally sailed" regarding Trump's stamp of approval. "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 Truth Social. "John Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough." Cornyn and his supporters fear that nominating scandal-plagued Paxton, a figure of the far right with significant personal baggage, would put control of the Senate at risk and cost the party hundreds of millions of dollars to defend the seat this fall. www.politico.com #2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-19 01:07 PM | Reply The race is close all the way around now... perhaps Trump's endorsement will be the Kiss of Death. thehill.com #3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-19 02:01 PM | Reply Paxton is a hardcore MAGAman, with a mountain of ethical, legal and personal problems trailing in his tumultuous wake. You can see why MAGAJebus would glom onto him - and then there's this tidbit: Trump's DOJ d

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