By
Ed Kilgore,
political columnist for Intelligencer since 2015
Ken Paxton’s loyalty to Trump mattered more than his shady character or Cornyn’s money.
Two days into early voting in the Texas runoff that will end on May 26, and after months of teasing his choice, Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s primary challenge to four-term incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn at Truth Social. The post is mind-bogglingly long, but makes it clear Trump deemed Paxton more loyal to him than Cornyn:
