New Actor: Trump Endorses Ken Paxton in Senate Runoff

President Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the May 26 Republican Senate runoff against Sen. John Cornyn. He called Paxton "a true MAGA Warrior" and said Cornyn "was not supportive of me when times were tough." The endorsement came one week before Election Day, with early voting already underway and tens of thousands of ballots cast.

Cornyn led the March 3 primary 42% to 41%, a margin of about 26,000 votes, but neither reached a majority. Trump had said he would endorse “soon” after that vote, yet the race continued for weeks without his pick.

Paxton said he was honored and would champion Trump’s America First agenda in the Senate. Cornyn noted he voted with Trump more than 99% of the time and urged Republicans to choose a nominee who can defeat Democrat, state Rep. James Talarico, in November. The runoff has already drawn nearly $25 million in ads, bringing the GOP primary’s ad tab to roughly $125 million, most of it backing Cornyn.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources