President Donald Trump used a lengthy Truth Social post Sunday to renew his case for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s Republican Senate runoff, praising Paxton’s loyalty and record while casting incumbent Sen. John Cornyn as insufficiently supportive when it mattered most. The post landed two days before Tuesday’s runoff vote, a contest that has drawn millions in campaign spending and become one of the most closely watched intraparty fights of the cycle.
Trump’s message left little room for ambiguity. He urged Texas Republicans to remember Paxton’s tenure as attorney general and framed the race as a test of loyalty to his agenda, voter ID, proof of citizenship, and opposition to mail-in ballots.
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