MAGA pressure tests Trump's Texas endorsement choice
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MAGA activists are pressuring Trump to back Sen. John Cornyn over state AG Ken Paxton in Texas, intensifying a pivotal clash between the GOP establishment and Trump’s base as a May 26 runoff looms. Republican leaders argue Cornyn is more electable and could protect the Senate majority, while Paxton backers push for the president’s support against what they view as a risky general-election candidate; Trump plans to endorse and has faced a wave of pro‑Paxton and anti‑Cornyn campaigns online.
- MAGA ramps up pressure on Trump to dump Cornyn Axios
- Trump says Cornyn and Paxton are both electable as he mulls endorsement in Texas Senate race NBC News
- Paxton PAC running TV ads in Palm Beach while Trump at Mar-a-Lago The Hill
- Trump Promised a Show of Force in the Texas Senate Primary. Then, He Hesitated. Texas Monthly
- Trump is delaying Texas Senate endorsement to pressure GOP senators on SAVE America Act Politico
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