Trump met with Thune to discuss Senate races, including Texas

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Republican strategist Melik Abdut made a bold prediction Friday that President Donald Trump will ultimately buck his MAGA base in a competitive Texas primary race by endorsing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) over his challenger Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general and longtime Trump faithful.“It is clea...

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Thune, Trump meet to discuss Senate races

(Washington, DC) — President Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are in talks about Senate races. According to The Hill, the two met and broadly discussed races including Texas Senator John Cornyn’s primary against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton and Cornyn are both Trump allies, however the president has not endorsed either in the primary. Their meeting comes as polls show Paxton leading Cornyn, and Cornyn’s allies believe a T…

Texas Senate Primary for Cornyn Seat Heats Up as Paxton Splits with Wife

President Trump recently met with Senate GOP leaders including Sen. John Thune and officials from the Senate Leadership Fund to discuss key 2026 races, including the high-stakes Texas showdown between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. According to a source familiar with the meeting, the White House is closely monitoring the primary but has yet to intervene, reportedly waiting to see whether Paxton can close the polling gap before…

Thune, White House Discussed How Trump Can Be a ‘Difference Maker’ in Key 2026 Senate Races

Trump met with Thune to discuss Senate races, including Texas

President Trump's meeting with Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Senate races, including Sen. John Cornyn's primary.