Trump Endorses Ken Paxton Over Incumbent John Cornyn in Texas US Senate Race

President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the GOP runoff in the U.S. Senate race. Trump mentioned Paxton's being extremely loyal to him, supporting the termination of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate and backing the Save American Act in his endorsement. Cornyn falls short in supporting him, the president said. John Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough. John was very late in backing me in the Republican nomination, and then the presidency, he wrote in a social media post. The runoff is a week away, and early voting began Monday. Trump's endorsement could be decisive in the race. After Trump's announcement, Cornyn pitched himself as a better candidate in defeating the Democratic nominee in the November elections. It is now time for Texas Republican voters to decide if they want a strong nominee to help our GOP candidates down-ballot and defeat Democratic nominee James Talarico in November, or a weak nominee who jeopardizes everything we care about. I trust the Republican voters of Texas, he wrote in a social media post.