Trump says he will reveal Tuesday afternoon who he endorses in the Texas GOP Senate runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton.
President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington.
President Donald Trump threw his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate, dealing a significant political hit to Sen. John Cornyn before the Republican primary runoffOn Monday, President Donald Trump said he would make the announcement Tuesday afternoon in the contest between incumbent Sen. Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton, saying, “And I hope you find it good.
”At the time, Trump didn’t say who he would endorse but said, “I’ve pretty much always known who I was going to endorse. ”, warning that the divisive contest “cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer. ”“IT MUST STOP NOW! ” Trump wrote on social media after four-term Sen.
John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton advanced in March to a May 26 runoff for the nomination.
“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!!! ” The Senate contest is playing out as the Republican president fights to maintain control of Congress for his final two years in the White House.
While Republicans are more confident about keeping their majority in the Senate than in the House, a competitive race in Texas could scramble the map or at least consume resources that the party needs in more competitive states such as North Carolina, Maine, Ohio and Alaska.
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