Donald Trump asked where James Talarico had gone. The Texas Democrat had already provided an answer: he had the flu. At an October 7 rally in San Antonio, Trump mocked Talarico while campaigning for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. He suggested nobody could find the Democrat and linked his illness to eating meat, as per a report by USA Today.
The attack arrived days after a New York Times/Siena poll put Talarico six points ahead of Paxton. With early voting approaching, an illness has become another flashpoint in a competitive Texas Senate race.
