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MAGA insiders go ballistic as they push Trump to DUMP southern Republican Senate candidate as challengers waste millions

Cornyn is competing with Ken Paxton for the Republican nomination in Texas’s Senate race.

MAGA insiders go ballistic as they push Trump to DUMP southern Republican Senate candidate as challengers waste millions
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John Cornyn and Ken Paxton are headed to a Republican Senate runoff in Texas after a costly primary, while President Donald Trump weighs an endorsement and party figures press him to back Paxton. Paxton said he would consider leaving the race if Senate leadership agreed to lift the filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act.

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R · TX · SEN

Republican incumbent in the Texas Senate runoff

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Ken Paxton
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Republican Senate candidate and Cornyn’s runoff opponent

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Donald Trump
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President weighing an endorsement in the Texas Republican Senate runoff

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Democratic Senate candidate and winner of the Texas Democratic primary

Representative and candidate defeated in the Texas Democratic Senate primary

Political figure described as boosting Paxton

ALSO MENTIONED  Jack Posobiec, Pro-Trump figure described as boosting Paxton; Mike Cernovich, Pro-Trump figure described as boosting Paxton

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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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