President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the race for Republican Senate nominee ahead of next week’s runoff election, dealing a major blow to Senate leaders who backed Sen. John Cornyn throughout the primary.
Trump previously resisted weighing in on the nasty primary race, and publicly backed both candidates ahead of the March primary. Cornyn led by just one percentage point in that primary, earning 42% to Paxton’s 41%.
“I know Ken well, have seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a WINNER! Ken is a Strong Supporter of TERMINATING THE FILIBUSTER and, very importantly, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.