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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Trump ramps up attacks on Talarico after Paxton’s Texas Senate runoff win

a man in a suit waves
Ken Paxton waves as he takes the stage during a primary runoff election night event after winning the Republican party's nomination for the US Senate in Plano, Texas, on Tuesday. Photograph: Tony Gutierrez/AP

Republican leaders rushed to throw their weight behind Ken Paxton following his big primary victory in Texas over the four-term US senator, John Cornyn, amid anxiety within the party over his prospects in November’s general election.

Hours after the race was called, Donald Trump – who backed Paxton, despite intense concern among establishment Republicans – took to Truth Social to attack his Democratic rival in the midterm elections.

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