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

Paxton 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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Ken Paxton
R · TX

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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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator in the Republican Senate runoff

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Cornyn and Paxton Advance to Texas Senate Runoff

Outlets agree that Ken Paxton and John Cornyn advanced from the Texas Republican Senate primary to a runoff, leaving the nomination undecided. Left-leaning outlets connect Paxton to broader changes in conservative politics and highlight his refusal to leave the race despite Trump's potential intervention. Center outlets emphasize the runoff and uncertainty around Trump's endorsement, with some assessing Republican general-election stakes. Right-leaning outlets focus on Trump's pending choice and its potential effect on the contest, including party unity, campaign costs and competing campaign strategies.

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