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Trump Endorsement Gives Paxton an Edge on Cornyn
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By John Gizzi
Tuesday, 19 May 2026 09:21 PM EDT
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Texas Republican politics were practically turned upside down Tuesday morning as President Donald Trump endorsed state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the party's May 26 runoff for U.S. Senate.
Paxton was edged out 42% to 40% in the initial GOP primary by four-term Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, but since neither received a majority, they are facing each other in the runoff.
Several sources among Lone Star State Republicans believe that had Cornyn gained momentum and moved ahead in the polls, the president might have either given his blessing to the incumbent or held to earlier predictions that he would have remained neutral.
"And had he given Paxton an appointment, this race might have been over two weeks ago," said one veteran GOP activist who requested anonymity.
But with a University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs poll released May 1 showing Paxton leading Cornyn 48% to 45% among likely runoff voters, the contest was far from over.
Paxton is among the most controversial politicians in Texas. Two years ago, he survived an impeachment trial in the state Senate dealing primarily with his conduct in office. Last year, state Sen. Angela Paxton, his estranged wife, accused him of having multiple extramarital affairs and filed for divorce in July, alleging adultery.
None of this deterred Trump from announcing his support for the Texas attorney general.
"Ken Paxton has gone through a lot, in many cases, very unfairly, but he is a Fighter, and knows how to WIN," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "Our Country needs Fighters, and also Loyalty to the Cause of Greatness."
In the same post, the president called Cornyn "a good man," though he added that, in his view, the senator "was not supportive [of Trump] when times were tough."
Based on results from contested primaries in Indiana, Kentucky, and Louisiana in which Trump has taken a role, Paxton is now the favorite to win the Republican nomination.
"One should never be surprised by something Donald Trump does, and I would not be surprised if Paxton wins the nomination now," Wayne Thorburn, former executive director of the Texas Republican Party and author of three books on Texas politics, told Newsmax. "Trump's domination of the Republican primary electorate is being proven every day."
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