Trump says he will endorse "soon" in Texas GOP Senate runoff
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President Trump said the candidate he doesn't endorse in the Texas Republican Senate race should drop out before the May 26 runoff.
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Politics Trump says he will endorse "soon" in Texas GOP Senate runoff, calls on other candidate to drop out By Caroline Linton , Caroline Linton Associate Managing Editor, Politics Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. She has previously written for The Daily Beast, Newsweek and amNewYork. Read Full Bio Caroline Linton , Fin Daniel Gómez Fin Daniel Gómez Political Director and Executive Director of Politics and White House, CBS News Fin Daniel Gómez is CBS News' political director and executive director, Politics and White House. In this role, Gómez oversees the daily White House and political coverage for CBS News and works closely with Washington bureau leadership to inform the Network's political coverage. Read Full Bio Fin Daniel Gómez Updated on: March 4, 2026 / 2:59 PM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google President Trump said Wednesday that "I will be making my endorsement soon" in the Texas Republican Senate race and called on the candidate he doesn't pick to drop out. The hard-fought race between longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton is headed to a May 26 runoff . "I will be making my Endorsement soon, and will be asking the candidate that I don't Endorse to immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE! Is that fair? We must win in November!!!" Mr. Trump posted on social media. Neither Cornyn nor Paxton managed to secure 50% of the vote in Tuesday's primary election, which also included Rep. Wesley Hunt. Under Texas law, they must now go to a runoff. The race already was the most expensive Senate primary in history. As of Wednesday morning, with 98% of the vote counted, Cornyn led by less than 30,000 votes. Whoever eventually triumphs on the Republican side will face Texas state Rep. James Talarico , who won the Democratic primary against U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, ending the contest that highlighted a divide in the Democratic Party. Talarico can begin campaigning in the general election wh...
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