{"id":2604877,"date":"2026-05-20T07:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-cornyns-failure-to-fight-for-the-save-act-cost-him-trumps-endorsement\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T07:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:40:12","slug":"john-cornyns-failure-to-fight-for-the-save-act-cost-him-trumps-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-cornyns-failure-to-fight-for-the-save-act-cost-him-trumps-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornyn&#8217;s Weak Fight For the SAVE Act Cost Him Trump&#8217;s Support"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fjohn-cornyns-failure-to-fight-for-the-save-act-cost-him-trumps-endorsement%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=2604877&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>The piece opens by drawing a parallel to *The Simpsons* episode \u201cI Love Lisa,\u201d where Ralph Wiggum\u2019s romantic gesture is publicly shattered-using that as a metaphor for political heartbreak in Texas. It argues that Sen. john Cornyn feels targeted after President Donald Trump chooses cornyn\u2019s primary rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, for a prized MAGA endorsement rather then giving Cornyn his \u201cchoo-choo choose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the article, Cornyn\u2019s setback is especially painful as Trump had reportedly been close to endorsing him after March\u2019s primary left Paxton and cornyn nearly tied, forcing a runoff.The endorsement, though, arrives only about a week before the election, and Cornyn is portrayed as having only limited enthusiasm for Trump\u2019s election-integrity priority-particularly the \u201cSAVE America Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The author then contrasts this with how Paxton is said to have been more willing to trade his Senate ambitions for support of the SAVE Act, which would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ballots-cast-without-proof-of-citizenship-exploded-after-lawfare-crippled-arizona-election-laws\/\" title=\"Arizona&#039;s ... laws were weakened by lawfare, leading to a significant increase in ballots cast without proof of citizenship\">require documentary proof<\/a> of U.S. citizenship to register and photo IDs to vote. The article claims Republican leaders (like Senate Majority Leader John Thune) and some \u201cRINOs\u201d refused to use procedural tools or end debate limits to move the bill forward,despite strong polling support.<\/p>\n<p>To reinforce the theme that Trump\u2019s endorsements carry political weight, the piece references other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ignoring-primaries-gives-the-gop-establishment-permission-to-be-awful\/\" title=\"By Disregarding Primaries, GOP Allows for Establishment Misconduct\">recent primary outcomes<\/a> where Trump-backed candidates are described as winning. It frames Trump\u2019s choice of Paxton over Cornyn as a message: republican officeholders must align with Trump and voter priorities or risk being \u201cout of step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>it recounts trump\u2019s language calling Paxton a \u201ctrue MAGA\u201d fighter, Cornyn\u2019s statements that he voted with Trump nearly all the time, and the author\u2019s conclusion that Cornyn\u2019s attempts to defend his record won\u2019t change how Texas Republicans will judge him in the runoff.  <\/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<div>\n<p>As the longest-running primetime scripted series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0096697\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Simpsons<\/em><\/a>  has delivered a mountain of memorable TV moments in its 36-plus years on the air. The most hilariously heartbreaking happened in Season 4, with an episode titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/simpsons.fandom.com\/wiki\/I_Love_Lisa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cI Love Lisa.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a Simpsons fan you know. If you\u2019re not, I won\u2019t bore you with a lot of details. But things end very badly for poor Ralph Wiggum, the second-grade\u2019s village idiot, when he declares his love for second-grade intellectual Lisa Simpson on live TV. A gesture of kindness turns to horror when Lisa, furious and fed up, screams that she doesn\u2019t like Ralph, has never liked him, and that the cherished Valentine\u2019s Day card she had given him was offered out of pity, not affection. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half,\u201d big brother Bart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kUZiUORi3uQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tells<\/a> Lisa as he plays back in agonizing slow motion the video tape immortalizing Ralph\u2019s obliterated heart.  <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">33 years ago today, Lisa Simpson broke Ralph Wiggum\u2019s heart on live TV. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheSimpsons?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheSimpsons<\/a> episode \u201cI Love Lisa\u201d first aired February 11, 1993. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tslwwrn0pU\">pic.twitter.com\/tslwwrn0pU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 On This Day in Simpsons History \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@dailysimpsons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dailysimpsons\/status\/2021798790508769671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>I imagine the moment of heartbreak when four-term Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/05\/thune-and-gop-establishment-fight-harder-for-worthless-cornyn-than-save-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sen. John Cornyn<\/a> learned that President Donald Trump\u2019s coveted endorsement was going to his Senate primary challenger instead. In the parlance of Lisa\u2019s locomotive-themed Valentine\u2019s Day card, Trump did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eWuAIS7Vs_M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cchoo-choo choose\u201d<\/a> Cornyn. He choo-choo chose real conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/19\/an-america-first-patriot-trump-endorses-paxton-in-high-stakes-texas-senate-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ken Paxton,<\/a> the Lone Star State\u2019s \u201cMAGA warrior\u201d attorney general. <\/p>\n<p>And Cornyn \u2014 with his RINO instincts, pointedly his unwillingness to fight hard for Trump\u2019s top election-integrity legislation request \u2014 has only himself to blame.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018An America First Patriot\u2019: Trump Endorses Paxton In High-Stakes Texas Senate Primary<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FnNoI4Dqwq\">https:\/\/t.co\/FnNoI4Dqwq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Federalist (@FDRLST) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FDRLST\/status\/2056790080514068732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps more crushing is the fact that by all accounts Trump was on the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/05\/trump-despises-rinos-so-why-is-he-reportedly-about-to-endorse-one-of-the-swamps-biggest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cusp<\/a> of giving Cornyn his stamp of approval after <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.npr.org\/primary-election-results-2026\/states\/TX.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March\u2019s primary election<\/a>, when Paxton and the incumbent swamp creature finished within 1.2 percentage points of each other. Neither scored a majority, necessitating next Tuesday\u2019s runoff. <\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s the other crushing blow. Trump\u2019s endorsement arrived <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascountyvotes.org\/voters\/election\/may-26-2026-primary-runoff-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one week before the election.<\/a> Ouch! <\/p>\n<p>Cornyn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/news\/texas-senate-runoff-paxton-cornyn-clash-trump-endorsement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> a gathering of Plains Cotton Growers in Lubbock Tuesday that he\u2019s \u201cnot giving up the fight.\u201d But ouch!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know who gets to choose our senators, and it\u2019s the people of Texas,\u201d the incumbent Republican said. <\/p>\n<p>Red state Texas Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/texaspolitics.utexas.edu\/blog\/why-trump-gop-primary-endorsements-remain-valuable-in-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">like<\/a> Donald Trump. The president <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/election-results-2024\/texas\/?r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">won the Lone Star State<\/a> by just under 14 percentage points in 2024. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Pretty Much Irrelevant\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Trump\u2019s endorsement has been gold in a string of recent primaries. In Kentucky on Tuesday, Republican challenger <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/elections-2026\/kentucky-primary-results-us-house\/#4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ed Gallrein<\/a> defeated longtime Rep. Thomas Massie. Massie became the darling of the Epstein Files mob, earning Trump\u2019s ire for his made-for-TV grandstanding on the release of said files. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Why did Massie lose tonight?<\/p>\n<p>Massie went from principled libertarian during COVID, to GOP leadership lapdog under McCarthy, to anti-Trump Epstein obsessive in 2025 after tweeting about that issue a whopping three (3) times in the decade prior. The nail in the coffin for him was\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Davis (@seanmdav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanmdav\/status\/2056901201879322812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5884028-trump-republican-party-loyalty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy,<\/a> who voted to convict Trump in 2021\u2019s failed Democrat-led impeachment campaign, lost a bitter primary. Two challengers, including a Trump-backed candidate, will face off election in a runoff in late June. <\/p>\n<p>In Indiana, all but one state senator who voted against a redraw of the Hoosier State\u2019s congressional maps aimed at expanding Republican representation in the House <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/06\/indiana-primaries-should-be-a-wakeup-call-for-senate-rinos-pass-the-save-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lost<\/a> their primary elections. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Trump&#8217;s right: his endorsements are gold in GOP primaries. He&#8217;s like a Ruth or Brady for the GOP. <\/p>\n<p>Most people he endorses wins, &#038; even most challengers win vs. incumbents. <\/p>\n<p>No wonder: Trump has the highest own party approval of any 21st century prez at this point in term 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PtuGoa5ei7\">pic.twitter.com\/PtuGoa5ei7<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForecasterEnten\/status\/2029603420936548709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While corporate media has made the string of Trump-endorsed candidate wins about the president\u2019s wrath over disloyalty, GOP primary voters clearly want candidates who will fight for the Make America Great Again movement, not institutionalized RINOS. <\/p>\n<p>Which brings us back to Cornyn. <\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116602192066577324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> on Truth Social, the president called Paxton a \u201ctrue MAGA Warrior.\u201d Cornyn, he said, \u201cwas <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/05\/10-times-john-cornyn-betrayed-trump-and-maga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not supportive<\/a> of me when times were tough.\u201d Like in <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/05\/trump-despises-rinos-so-why-is-he-reportedly-about-to-endorse-one-of-the-swamps-biggest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023<\/a> as the field of GOP presidential candidates was growing and Trump was in the middle of multiple political witch hunts against him and his allies. Cornyn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/politics\/texas\/article\/trump-can-t-win-2024-says-texas-sen-john-cornyn-18106709.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s time has passed him by.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, in politics, unless you can win an election then you\u2019re pretty much irrelevant,\u201d Cornyn later <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/05\/flashback-sen-john-cornyn-claimed-irrelevant-trump-couldnt-win-the-2024-presidential-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cI have concerns about the President\u2019s ability to win in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I bet Cornyn is now concerned about his own ability to win in May. <\/p>\n<p>The president noted the Texas senator\u2019s tardiness in support \u201cin what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency, itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paxton, like Trump, has gone through the political gauntlet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/politics\/lone-star-politics\/acquitted-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-cleared-on-all-16-articles-of-impeachment\/3339755\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surviving<\/a> an <a href=\"https:\/\/texasscorecard.com\/state\/rep-ronny-jackson-calls-paxton-impeachment-a-witch-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">impeachment<\/a> trial before the Texas state Senate. <\/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. Our Country needs Fighters, and also Loyalty to the Cause of Greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018The SAVE America Act is the Most Important Bill\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Paxton, unlike Cornyn, was willing to sacrifice his Senate run for the sake of a critical election-integrity bill that Trump has described as his \u201ctop priority.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In early March when it appeared that the president was about to give his blessing to Cornyn, Paxton said he would \u201cconsider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/03\/31\/save-act-is-4-times-more-popular-than-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legislation<\/a> would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in U.S. elections and photo identification to cast a ballot. <\/p>\n<p>Spineless Republican leadership and several RINO senators have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/13\/thune-has-tried-nothing-to-pass-the-save-act-and-hes-all-out-of-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refused<\/a> to employ the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/17\/what-the-wall-street-journal-gets-wrong-about-the-talking-filibuster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">talking filibuster<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/10\/gop-senators-nuke-the-filibuster-pass-the-save-america-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nuke the filibuster<\/a> altogether to pass the bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., last week said despite his <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/05\/13\/john-failure-is-not-an-option-thune-just-failed-election-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cspirited debate\u201d<\/a> for a couple days on the floor there isn\u2019t support to move the legislation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I\u2019m committed to helping President Trump get it done,\u201d Paxton wrote. He knew full well that the weak-kneed Senate majority wouldn\u2019t do what was necessary to pass the election protection act. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I&#8217;m committed to helping President Trump get it done.<\/p>\n<p>I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act. <\/p>\n<p>John Cornyn\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenPaxtonTX\/status\/2029607496395239546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Cornyn, curiously, had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/03\/11\/john-cornyn-filibuster-save-america-act-texas-senate-runoff-voter-id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">change of heart<\/a> on the matter following Paxton\u2019s offer, penning a New York Post op-ed declaring his support for stripping the filibuster. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful consideration, I support whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary for us to get the SAVE America Act and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-sen-john-cornyn-calls-on-gop-to-change-filibuster-and-pass-save-act-as-he-prepares-for-primary-runoff-against-ken-paxton\/\" title=\"Republican .... John Cornyn Calls on GOP to Change ... and ... ... as He Prepares for Primary Runoff Against Ken ...\">homeland security funding past<\/a> the Democrats\u2019 obstruction, through the Senate, and on the president\u2019s desk for his signature,\u201d Cornyn wrote. \u201cThis could be a \u2018talking filibuster\u2019 that removes the obstructionists\u2019 free pass and makes them defend their indefensible views on the Senate floor, or it could be a different reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s endorsement was still on the line then. As true believers in MAGA will tell you, actions speak louder than words. And Cornyn has said a lot of things. Texas conservatives see through the summertime soldier mask. <\/p>\n<p>So does Trump. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKen 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 Trump wrote in his endorsement, driving home what\u2019s on the line in November\u2019s midterms.<\/p>\n<p>He predicted Democrats would end the filibuster \u201con their First Day in Office, giving us two extra States, D.C. and Puerto Rico, and a greatly enlarged Supreme Court of the United States\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Out of Step\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Cornyn\u2019s RINO allies, particularly Thune, were in the president\u2019s ear as much as they could urging him to pick Cornyn, former Trump adviser and America First warrior Steve Bannon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-sen-john-cornyn-ahead-texas-republican-senat-rcna345898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> NBC News. Clearly, they weren\u2019t convincing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is as much a vote of no confidence in John Thune as it is a vote of confidence in Ken Paxton,\u201d Bannon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-sen-john-cornyn-ahead-texas-republican-senat-rcna345898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s endorsements, contrary to the Pravda press\u2019 revenge narrative, are about sending a message. No doubt, in part, the president is letting Senate Republican leadership know more forcefully his displeasure in their failure theater performances on the SAVE America Act. A Rasmussen Reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/trump_administration_second_term\/most_voters_still_want_senate_to_pass_save_act?utm_campaign=RR05152026DN&#038;utm_source=criticalimpact&#038;utm_medium=email#google_vignette\">poll<\/a> released late last week found support for the legislation remained strong. American voters, too, are trying to send Thune and crew a message. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the message that people should take from this is fundamentally you have got to serve the people who sent you, and if you don\u2019t do that, you\u2019re going to find yourself out of step with voters,\u201d Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/jd-vance-us-vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD Vance<\/a> told reporters Tuesday at the White House following Trump\u2019s Paxton endorsement. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VANCE ON PAXTON ENDORSEMENT: &#8220;I think the message that people should take from this is fundamentally, you have got to serve the people who sent you, and if you don&#8217;t do that, you&#8217;re going to find yourself out of step with voters or out of step with the President of the United\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/czglcQptXL\">pic.twitter.com\/czglcQptXL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jarrett Renshaw (@JarrettRenshaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JarrettRenshaw\/status\/2056793598880890919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Heartbroken <\/h2>\n<p>In a post on X, Cornyn\u2019s message seemed wistful as he kept a brave face. He\u2019s had Trump\u2019s back, he faintly protested. The senator said he has \u201cworked closely\u201d with the president, voting with Trump \u201c99% of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has consistently called me a friend in this race,\u201d Cornyn said of the president.<\/p>\n<p>You can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have worked closely with President Trump through both of his Presidential terms and voted with him more than 99% of the time. He has consistently called me a friend in this race. It is now time for Texas Republican voters to decide if they want a strong nominee to help our GOP\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCornyn\/status\/2056781893681467545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p>      Matt Kittle is a senior elections correspondent for The Federalist. 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