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President Trump Announces He Will Soon Endorse Either John Cornyn or Ken Paxton - Urges The Non-Endorsed to Exit Race

Cornyn is one of the two candidates Trump says he will consider endorsing.

President Trump Announces He Will Soon Endorse Either John Cornyn or Ken Paxton - Urges The Non-Endorsed to Exit Race
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This article1 analysis · Oct 9, 2026
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Donald Trump said he would soon endorse either John Cornyn or Ken Paxton in Texas’s Republican Senate runoff and urged the candidate he does not endorse to leave the race. The article does not report which candidate Trump will back.

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

Texas senator in the Republican Senate runoff

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Ken Paxton
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Candidate in the Texas Republican Senate runoff

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President announcing a planned endorsement and urging the other candidate to exit the race

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James Talarico Wins Texas Democratic Senate Primary

James Talarico won the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, while John Cornyn and Ken Paxton advanced to a Republican runoff. Left-leaning outlets present Talarico’s win as a possible Democratic opening and highlight divisions among Republicans. Center outlets connect the results to Senate control and party strategy, with some focusing on a possible Trump endorsement. Right-leaning outlets center Trump’s planned endorsement and his call for the other Republican to withdraw.

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