Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) refused rival Ken Paxton‘s offer to cease running negative ads, with an ominous message attached.On Thursday, Paxton extended an olive branch to Cornyn after the two spent over a year waging a bitter primary campaign against one another. After securing President Donald Trump‘s endorsement, Paxton sought to end the race on a positive note, boosting a call from the head of the Texas Republican Party to end attack ads against other Republicans.“We have already changed our TV ad traffic starting today to ensure our campaign ends on a positive note and that we can focus on beating the leftist lunatic in the fall,” Paxton posted on X. “I’m calling on Cornyn to do the same for the good of our party. Let’s keep Texas Red!”
Unfortunately for Paxton, Cornyn wasn’t in a conciliatory mood, responding with a threat.
“We are going to continue to tell the truth about Paxton. He’s escaped accountability for too long. Judgment day is coming,” he posted on X.
Cornyn added in a reposted message from his campaign that Paxton was “desperate to avoid accountability.”
“We need a few more days to burn in the fact that you plea bargained with a child sex offender, offering them only one day in prison and no sex offender registry as a favor to Nate Paul’s lawyer,” the post said.
