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Trump berates Cornyn, Rove for not backing Paxton: ‘They are hurting Texas’

Trump said Cornyn and Karl Rove are hurting Ken Paxton’s campaign as polls show Democrat James Talarico with a narrow lead.

  • President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed Senator John Cornyn and Karl Rove if Republican Ken Paxton loses his Texas Senate race against Democrat James Talarico.
  • Paxton's campaign faces challenges amid reports of past corruption scandals, with polls showing him trailing Talarico in a race Republicans have dominated for three decades.
  • Trump raged on Truth Social that Cornyn and Rove are "doing everything possible to make it hard" for Paxton to win, boasting he won 96% of Texas counties.
  • Rove argued the race "would be over" if Cornyn had defeated Paxton in the primary, citing allegations from Paxton's 2023 impeachment trial that ended in acquittal by the Texas Senate.
  • With early voting beginning Oct. 19, the election remains tight as Democrats hope to break three decades of Republican dominance in the Lone Star State.
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Trump attacked Senator John Cornyn and Republican Karl Rove, accusing them of undermining Ken Paxton's Texas Senate campaign.

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