John Cornyn announces he’s running for Senate GOP leader

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John Cornyn announces he’s running for Senate GOP leader
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Cornyn said in a statement that the upper chamber is broken but he intends to help fix it.

Sen. John Cornyn speaks to media, after Republican Senate Leader McConnell announced his intentions to retire as Republican Leader after the November elections, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn officially announced Thursday he is running to lead the Senate Republican Conference.

It’s expected that Cornyn would continue in McConnell’s tradition of principled pragmatism to pass legislation amid a broader push by conservatives to adhere to strict party purity. Cornyn tersely responded: “Hard to run from prison, Ken,” in a nod at Paxton’s felony indictment for securities fraud and an ongoing federal investigation into allegations of abuse in office.

Cornyn endorsed Trump after his New Hampshire primary win. Trump is widely popular among Texas Republicans. Cornyn told reporters Thursday that he had spoken with Trump about his intention to run for leaderHe did not say if Trump would endorse him and said the topic didn't come up. Cornyn said the race was between Republican senators and that he was not seeking endorsements from outside the chamber.

"If you're going to be in leadership, you're going to have to do things that, because the membership demands it, maybe is not what you would do as an individual Senator voting on a piece of legislation," Cornyn said.

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