President Donald 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.
Cornyn has spent over a year courting Trump’s support, while Paxton has run to Cornyn’s right and pitched himself as a stronger ally of the president. Cornyn and Senate GOP leaders argued that he is a stronger general-election candidate as Democrats look to win statewide office in Texas for the first time since 1994.
0:00 President Trump announces his TX senate endorsement after months of speculation
2:40 How did Paxton secure Trump’s endorsement?
4:42 How is James Talarico polling against Ken Paxton?
6:18 CNN’s Manu Raju says the endorsement sent “shockwaves” through Capitol Hill
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