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MAGA's eruption has so far kept Trump from endorsing in key Senate race
Trump was prepared to back Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. After supporters of Ken Paxton protested, Trump — so far — has backed off.
MAGA’s eruption has so far kept Trump from endorsing in key Senate race
— Freedom Writers Collaborative (@fwcollaborative.bsky.social) 2026-03-28T09:23:18Z
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/28/trump-paxton-cornyn-senate-endorsement-maga/
For weeks, as President Donald Trump has overseen a war in Iran and standoffs on Capitol Hill, his private conversations have kept straying back to something else: a Senate primary in Texas that he hasn’t been able to make up his mind on......
Many Republican leaders have viewed Cornyn as more electable in November than Paxton, who has been dogged by scandals involving accusations of infidelity and misuse of public funds. Paxton was impeached in 2023 by the Republican majority Texas House, but acquitted by the state Senate.
But the Trump-loving grassroots conservative base in Texas has raged against the incumbent, and the president has taken notice — quietly backing off a plan in early March to endorse Cornyn and try to push Paxton, a MAGA hero, out of the race......
On his golf course in West Palm Beach on Sunday, Trump remarked that he believes his “base is with Paxton,” said a person with knowledge of the comment, who, like others interviewed for this story, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a private conversation with the president. He has peppered others with questions on the race in recent days and repeated the sentiment about his supporters largely favoring Paxton, according to three people familiar with those conversations.....
Cornyn’s supporters have argued that he would be a stronger candidate against the Democratic nominee, James Talarico. But as videos have surfaced of controversial, liberal comments by Talarico, the White House has grown increasingly confident that either Republican would win.
Many Republican leaders have viewed Cornyn as more electable in November than Paxton, who has been dogged by scandals involving accusations of infidelity and misuse of public funds. Paxton was impeached in 2023 by the Republican majority Texas House, but acquitted by the state Senate.
But the Trump-loving grassroots conservative base in Texas has raged against the incumbent, and the president has taken notice — quietly backing off a plan in early March to endorse Cornyn and try to push Paxton, a MAGA hero, out of the race......
On his golf course in West Palm Beach on Sunday, Trump remarked that he believes his “base is with Paxton,” said a person with knowledge of the comment, who, like others interviewed for this story, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a private conversation with the president. He has peppered others with questions on the race in recent days and repeated the sentiment about his supporters largely favoring Paxton, according to three people familiar with those conversations.....
Cornyn’s supporters have argued that he would be a stronger candidate against the Democratic nominee, James Talarico. But as videos have surfaced of controversial, liberal comments by Talarico, the White House has grown increasingly confident that either Republican would win.
I am hoping that Paxton is the nominee. Cornyn had some great negative ads on Paxton that Talarico will have fun using.