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Trump on endorsing Cornyn or Paxton in Texas Senate runoff: 'I'll make a decision'

Trump said he would decide whether to endorse Cornyn or Paxton, a choice the article says could affect the runoff.

Trump on endorsing Cornyn or Paxton in Texas Senate runoff: 'I'll make a decision'
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May 11, 2026
tl;dr

Donald Trump said he would decide whether to endorse John Cornyn or Ken Paxton in Texas’s Republican Senate runoff, but had not endorsed either candidate. The story examines the possible effect of his backing and quotes both candidates discussing the race.

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Donald Trump R · President of the United States
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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose potential endorsement is the focus of the runoff story

PRIMARY SUBJECT
John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Republican Senate candidate in the Texas runoff

Cornyn's version of this story ↗
Ken Paxton
R · TX

Republican Senate candidate in the Texas runoff

Paxton's version of this story ↗

Democratic Senate candidate in the general election

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader

Wesley Hunt
R · TX-38

Republican representative who competed in the first round

ALSO MENTIONED  Don Huffines, Texas comptroller nominee; Mark P. Jones, Rice University professor and University of Houston pollster; Sid Miller, Texas agriculture commissioner

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Outlets agree that Trump called for Senate aide Robert Karem to be fired after Karem reminded Mitch McConnell that senators still had questions at a hearing. Left-leaning outlets emphasize Trump’s demand against Karem, including a mocking age contrast and its framing as targeting a government worker. Center outlets mostly recount the hearing exchange and the demand, with attention to McConnell’s attempt to end proceedings before questioning was finished. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s emphatic call for Karem’s firing and his criticism of the aide.

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