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Report: Trump's Voters Pressure Him to Ditch John Cornyn as Texas Race Intensifies

Trump supporters are reportedly urging the president not to endorse Cornyn as he heads toward a runoff against Ken Paxton.

Report: Trump's Voters Pressure Him to Ditch John Cornyn as Texas Race Intensifies
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Trump supporters are reportedly urging him not to endorse Sen. John Cornyn in Texas’s Senate race, as Cornyn and Ken Paxton head toward a runoff. The article also reports Paxton’s attacks on Cornyn and endorsements in the race.

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John Cornyn R · TX · SEN
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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator facing pressure over whether Trump will endorse him in the Texas Senate race

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Ken Paxton
R · TX

Senate candidate challenging Cornyn in the Texas runoff

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Texas state representative and Senate candidate mentioned as a possible general-election opponent

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsement is a focus of the Texas Senate race

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader whom Trump reportedly told he wanted the SAVE America Act on his desk

Elijah Crane
R · AZ-2

Representative who endorsed Paxton in the runoff

Adam B. Schiff
D · CA · SEN

Senator quoted describing Talarico

ALSO MENTIONED  Caroline Wren, Republican strategist opposed to Cornyn’s reelection bid

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Trump Weighs Endorsement in Texas Senate Runoff

Outlets agree that John Cornyn and Ken Paxton are headed to a Republican Senate runoff and that Trump is weighing whether to endorse a candidate. Center outlets focus on the possible endorsement, the candidates’ contest and its electoral implications, with some coverage also linking it to the SAVE America Act. Right-leaning outlets frame the story as pressure from Trump’s supporters against Cornyn and a clash between the party establishment and Trump’s base.

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