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Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Cornyn Updated: 1:43 PM EDT May 19, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Associated Press 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'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 Trum

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Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Republican primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn Skip to content NOWCAST WLKY News at 5:00pm Live Now Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News Get the Facts Investigate Consumer News Entertainment Seen on WLKY Upload Weather Radar Map Room Forecasting Our Future Politics Sports High School Playbook Community Project CommUNITY Bell Awards Wednesdays Child Memorials Advertise with WLKY About News Team Contact Titan TV Guide MeTV Very Local Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Republican primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Republican primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn I just cast my vote in the Republican primary runoff, and it&#039;s so easy and so fast to do. I encourage people across the entire state, go cast your vote. Listen, you, it&#039;s you, the voters of Texas. You&#039;re the ones who determine what the future of our democracy looks like, and so your vote is what truly matters, and I strongly urge everybody to go vote. Updated: 1:43 PM EDT May 19, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Associated Press Advertisement Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Republican primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn Updated: 1:43 PM EDT May 19, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Associated Press 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'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," Paxton said at the event in Allen, Texas.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. Rep. Wesley Hunt finished third and did not advance.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 Democrats nominated Texas State Rep. James Talarico as their candidate for Senate.In response to Trump’s endorsement, Talarico said in a statement that “it doesn’t matter who wins this runoff. We already know who we’re running against: the billionaire mega-donors and their corrupt political system.”Cornyn's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Monday, the senato

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