Senator John Cornyn is looking ahead to his final months in Washington with a sense of newfound political freedom after a stinging primary defeat. Following his loss to Trump-endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the senior Republican has spoken out about his relationship with the president and the party’s future in an interview with The New York Times.
The senator reflected on his nearly quarter-century career and the complicated nature of his exit from the Senate. Even though Donald Trump reportedly posted on Truth Social that the senator would “remain my friend for a long time to come” following the endorsement of Paxton, Cornyn was not particularly comforted by the sentiment. “If that’s the way friends treat you, you wonder about his enemies,” Cornyn noted during the conversation.
