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Chelsie Napiza

Trump Names His Scapegoats Before Texas Votes; Blames 'Weak' Cornyn and Rove if Ken Paxton Loses Senate Bid

Trump says John Cornyn and Karl Rove will be to blame if Ken Paxton loses the Texas Senate race to Democrat James Talarico (Credit: Photo: The White House/Wikimedia Commons Public Domain)

Donald Trump has said that if Ken Paxton loses the Texas Senate race, the blame will lie with Senator John Cornyn and the Republican strategist Karl Rove.

In a Truth Social post on Thursday, 15 October 2026, the president accused both men of 'doing everything possible to make it hard' for Paxton, the Republican nominee.

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