President Donald Trump on Tuesday spurned four-term Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and endorsed his primary challenger, Ken Paxton, the firebrand state attorney general who’s been indicted and impeached and has positioned himself as a Trump-inspired disruptor. “Ken Paxton has gone through a lot, in many cases, very unfairly, but he is a Fighter, […]

Trump said Cornyn was “very late” in backing him for the Republican presidential nomination and during the presidency itself.

President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff.

President Donald Trump made his long-awaited endorsement in the Texas Senate primary set for May 26 between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton.