Donald Trump has officially stepped into one of the most closely watched Republican battles of the election cycle, throwing his support behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s heated Senate runoff against longtime GOP senator John Cornyn.
The endorsement immediately reshaped the race and sent shockwaves through Senate Republicans already worried about holding onto the Texas seat in November. Trump praised Paxton as a loyal ally of the MAGA movement while openly criticizing Cornyn for not backing him strongly enough during difficult political moments.