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6:36Now PlayingDonald Trump panics when confronted on his endorsement in the fiery Texas Republican Senate primary election and claims he supports all three candidates, including Sen. John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt, leaving MAGA hanging as early voting begins. John Iadarola and Yasmin Kahn break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Trump Says He Hasn’t Decided Yet to Endorse Cornyn or Paxton One Day Before Early Voting
"President Donald Trump demurred Monday when asked about endorsing in the Texas Senate primary race, saying he had not made a decision yet — one day before early voting kicks off.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is being challenged in the GOP primary by Attorney General Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt, a congressman who represents a district in the Houston suburbs.
Cornyn and Paxton have sparred for years with increasing bitterness. The incumbent Cornyn is widely viewed as a stronger candidate in the general election due to Paxton’s series of scandals, lawsuits, and controversies, but Paxton has gotten support from the MAGA wing of the GOP for his combative, far-right stances."
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