As Texans head to the polls for the primaries, President Donald Trump renewed his support for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — amid a series of various Truth Social posts early Tuesday.
Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Tuesday, May 26 that Texas should vote for Paxton “our Country’s BEST Attorney General!”
Trump endorsed Paxton in the Texas Senate runoff race over incumbent John Cornyn in a lengthy post on Truth Social on May 19, as early voting was underway in the Lone Star State.
“The Highly Respected Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, an America First Patriot, and someone who has always been extremely loyal to me and our AMAZING MAGA MOVEMENT, is running for the United States Senate,” Trump said in a social media post.
Cornyn “was not supportive of me when times were tough,” the president said. Although Cornyn’s voting record is reliably conservative, he said in 2023 he was looking for alternatives to Trump as he didn’t believe Trump could win the 2024 presidential election, reported USA TODAY.
When is the Texas senate primary?
The Texas primary is Tuesday, May 26.
USA Today contributed to this story.
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