{"id":2604967,"date":"2026-05-20T10:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-obsessed-with-absolute-total-control-of-republicans-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:38:04","slug":"trump-obsessed-with-absolute-total-control-of-republicans-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-obsessed-with-absolute-total-control-of-republicans-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump obsessed with \u2018absolute total control\u2019 of Republicans: Byron York"},"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-obsessed-with-absolute-total-control-of-republicans-byron-york%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=2604967&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>Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron york criticized President Donald Trump\u2019s approach to managing the Republican Party, focusing on Trump\u2019s endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John cornyn for a U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the ... -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">senate seat<\/a>. York argued that the endorsement favors the Trump\/MAGA wing and could \u201cdo a favor\u201d to Democrats in Texas, implying Paxton is not the right choice for the state\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-have-shifted-stance-on-illegal-immigration-byron-york\/\" title=\"...&#039; position on unauthorized immigration has evolved, says Byron York\">york noted<\/a> that both Paxton and Cornyn had sought Trump\u2019s support, wiht Cornyn portrayed as a more <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >traditional conservative senator<\/a>. He pointed out that Trump\u2019s Truth Social endorsement praised Paxton as a \u201cFighter\u201d who \u201cknows how to WIN,\u201d while also acknowledging Cornyn as a good person who \u201cwas not supportive\u201d during tough times. York added that neither Republican candidate won a majority in the March primary and cited polling that showed Democrat James Talarico leading narrowly. He warned the endorsement reflects Trump\u2019s push for \u201cabsolute, total control\u201d of the party, and suggested Trump is using endorsements to demonstrate dominance rather than respond to broader voter concerns.  <\/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><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\">Byron York<\/a> criticized President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> management of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\">Republican Party<\/a>, calling out Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4574393\/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-ahead-texas-senate-primary-runoff\/\">endorsement<\/a> of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a> Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\">Ken Paxton<\/a> (R).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> has done a favor for [James] Talarico and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> in Texas,\u201d York said on <em>The<\/em> <em>Hugh Hewitt Show<\/em> on Tuesday, hinting that Paxton, a candidate with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maga\/\">MAGA<\/a> appeal, is not what the state needs.<\/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\/campaigns\/4575969\/massie-ousted-georgia-democrats-big-turnout-what-you-missed-primaries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Massie ousted, Georgia Democrats big turnout, and runoffs set. 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Cornyn is a respected figure in the Senate, representing the traditional conservative <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\">GOP<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Paxton, however, is more Trump \u2014\u00a0and MAGA \u2014 aligned. Trump endorsed Paxton on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116602192066577324\">Truth Social<\/a> on Tuesday, writing, \u201cKen Paxton has gone through a lot, in many cases, very unfairly, but he is a Fighter, and knows how to WIN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same post, Trump recognized that Cornyn is a good man and they worked well together, but that Cornyn \u201cwas not supportive of me when times were tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas won the majority of votes in the March primary. An <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4545790\/poll-james-talarico-pulls-ahead-john-cornyn-ken-paxton-fueling-democrats-hopes\/\">April poll<\/a> showed that Democratic Texas state Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\">James Talarico<\/a> was narrowly leading Paxton and Cornyn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wIdhi7CBM-w\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hugh Hewitt Show I May 19th, 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wIdhi7CBM-w?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was amazed by the possibility that\u00a0Paxton could get the nomination,\u201d York said. \u201cI thought Trump would eventually go with Cornyn, in part, to keep the Republican senators in line with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>York said there is a reasonable fear that the endorsement may jeopardize the majority. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you thought that Trump now just seems absolutely obsessed with absolute, total control of the Republican Party? And the greater electorate, maybe not so much,\u201d York said.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that Trump doesn\u2019t seem to be paying attention to the electorate or Democrats having the upper hand right now but that the president is \u201cabsolutely paying attention to showing total dominance.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4569385\/vance-becomes-key-gop-surrogate-for-control-of-house\/\"><strong>VANCE BECOMES KEY GOP SURROGATE IN FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF THE HOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Trump sees his role as he\u2019s got to bring the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\">price of gas<\/a> down. He\u2019s got to get this <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> thing taken care of. He\u2019s got to get on affordability, and if he does that, he can win,\u201d York said. \u201cAnd maybe he can.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byron York criticized Trump\u2019s GOP management, noting his Paxton endorsement could hurt Republicans in Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2604968,"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\/05\/trumpaxton.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37928,32319,45393,5894,32085],"class_list":["post-2604967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-byron-york","tag-donald-trump","tag-party-leadership","tag-politics","tag-republican-party"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/trumpaxton.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604967","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604967"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604971,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604967\/revisions\/2604971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}