{"id":2604492,"date":"2026-05-19T12:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-ahead-of-texas-senate-primary-runoff\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:48:40","slug":"trump-endorses-ken-paxton-ahead-of-texas-senate-primary-runoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-ahead-of-texas-senate-primary-runoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump endorses Ken Paxton ahead of Texas Senate primary runoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-endorses-ken-paxton-ahead-of-texas-senate-primary-runoff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate Republican runoff scheduled for may 26. Trump made the endorsement through a Truth Social post, praising Paxton as a \u201cfighter\u201d and highlighting support for ending the filibuster and backing an initiative Trump says polls at 87%.<\/p>\n<p>The runoff follows the March 3 primary, in which neither Paxton nor longtime Sen. John Cornyn received 50% of the vote, forcing a runoff under Texas law. Cornyn received 42% and paxton 40.5%. Cornyn is described as initially sympathetic to Trump\u2019s priorities but as someone Trump said he wasn\u2019t supportive of \u201cwhen times were tough,\u201d while Trump had been hinting at endorsement choices for months. The winner will face Democratic state Rep. James Talarico.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17568\">Donald Trump<\/a> made his long-awaited <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/endorsements\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1440\">endorsement<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> Senate primary, giving <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4370\">Attorney General Ken Paxton<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irving-seems-to-give-celtics-enthusiasts-the-larry-bird-after-listening-to-boos-all-game\/\" title=\"Kyrie Irving Seems to Give Celtics Enthusiasts the \u201cLarry-Bird\u201d after Listening to Boos All Game\">boost ahead<\/a> of the May 26 runoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKen Paxton has gone through a lot, in many cases, very unfairly, but he is a Fighter, and knows how to WIN,\u201d Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. \u201cOur Country needs Fighters, and also Loyalty to the Cause of Greatness.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4574393\/prewrite-trump-endorses-ken-paxton-ahead-of-texas-senate-runoff\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump endorses Ken Paxton ahead of Texas Senate runoff<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4574393\/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-ahead-texas-senate-primary-runoff\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump endorses Ken Paxton ahead of Texas Senate primary runoff<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4574164\/thomas-massie-race-sets-house-primary-spending-record\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thomas Massie race sets House primary spending record<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI know Ken well, have seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a WINNER! Ken is a Strong Supporter of TERMINATING THE FILIBUSTER and, very importantly, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, something which polls at 87%, including Dumocrats, and yet can\u2019t seem to get approved.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump\u2019s endorsement comes as Paxton will face longtime <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walker-ad-highlights-warnocks-apartment-evictions-domestic-abuse-allegations\/\" title=\"Walker Ad Highlights Warnock\u2019s Apartment Evictions, Domestic Abuse Allegations\">competitive runoff<\/a>, after neither candidate received 50% of the votes in the March 3 primary.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called Cornyn a \u201cgood man\u201d but said he \u201cwas not supportive\u201d when \u201ctimes were tough.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The president has been teasing an endorsement in this race for months. Cornyn even said during a Monday event in Texas tgat he believed the ship had \u201cfinally sailed\u201d on the president backing anyone in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Both Cornyn and Paxton have been vying for the president\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/endorsements\/\">endorsement<\/a> since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/87-stranded-marathon-runners-rescued-in-utah-amid-severe-weather-conditions\/\" title=\"87 stranded marathon runners rescued in Utah amid severe weather conditions\">race began<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4574148\/nancy-pelosi-endorses-connie-chan-congress\/\">PELOSI ENDORSES CONNIE CHAN TO SUCCEED HER IN CONGRESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two have been locked in a tight runoff for the past two months. Cornyn won 42% of the vote to Paxton\u2019s 40.5% in the primary. Because neither candidate got more than 50%, the contest went to a runoff as required by Texas law. The winner will face Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I said on primary night, it doesn\u2019t matter who wins this runoff,\u201d Talarico said in a statement. \u201cWe already know who we\u2019re running against: the billionaire mega-donors and their corrupt political system. For decades, John Cornyn and Ken Paxton have embodied a broken politics that enriches wealthy donors while costs skyrocket for the rest of us. Our movement to take back Texas for working people rises above party politics \u2014 because the biggest fight in this country is not left versus right, it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-lawmaker-james-talarico-to-launch-senate-run\/\" title=\"Texas state lawmaker ... to launch Senate run\">top versus bottom<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump endorses Ken Paxton for Texas Senate runoff on May 26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2604493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26063152131022.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34059,13348,38244,44928,3634],"class_list":["post-2604492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-2024","tag-endorsement","tag-ken-paxton","tag-texas-senate","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26063152131022.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604492"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604496,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604492\/revisions\/2604496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}