President Donald Trump recently handed Democratic nominee James Talarico a major lifeline in the Texas Senate race after an unexpected post from Air Force One. While flying back to Washington, the President suggested that Talarico, who has been sidelined by the flu, should immediately report to a debate stage to face off with Republican opponent Ken Paxton. This public nudge from the President arrived just after Paxton mocked Talarico for his absence during a rally in San Antonio on Wednesday.
Talarico has been pushing for a debate for months and jumped on the opportunity on Thursday morning, clearly happy to have the President on his side regarding the face-off. He posted, “President Trump just said Ken Paxton should debate. I agree,” and followed it up with, “Ball’s in your court @KenPaxtonTX.” Paxton has not yet responded to the President’s demand, and as of now, no debates have been scheduled.
