Trump says he will endorse 'soon' in Texas Senate primary
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President Donald Trump said he will endorse a candidate “soon” in the GOP Senate primary in Texas between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton.
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Trump says he will endorse 'soon' in Texas Senate primary Sen. John Cornyn’s allies say his performance in Tuesday’s primary can help him make the case for Trump’s backing as he prepares for a runoff with Texas AG Ken Paxton. Add NBC News to Google Cornyn, Paxton head to runoff in Texas Senate Republican primary 05:05 Get more news on Share Add NBC News to Google March 4, 2026, 2:18 PM EST By Bridget Bowman , Frank Thorp V and Garrett Haake Listen to this article with a free account 00:00 00:00 President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will endorse a candidate “soon” in the GOP Senate primary in Texas, a move that Republicans say could be decisive in the runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that whoever he does not back should drop out of the race, writing that the primary contest “MUST STOP NOW.” “My Endorsements within the Republican Party have been virtually insurmountable!,” Trump wrote. “It is such an honor to realize and say that almost everyone I Endorse WINS, and wins by a lot, especially in Texas! 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!!!” Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, one person familiar with the White House’s thinking on the race said Trump was likely to endorse Cornyn if the senator kept the race close. That person suggested Cornyn is viewed as a safer bet of holding onto the seat, given Paxton’s various controversies. Paxton’s wife is divorcing him on “biblical grounds,” and he was impeached in 2023 on bribery and corruption charges, though the state Senate acquitted him. Cornyn and Paxton advanced to a May 26 runoff after neither candidate won a majority of the primary vote on Tuesday. Cornyn is narrowly leading Paxton, 42% to 41%. ”We believe the case for Trump endorsing Cornyn got stronger,” a Cornyn campaign official said Wednesday. The official declined...
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