{"id":2607294,"date":"2026-05-27T09:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-celebrates-ken-paxtons-victory-and-congratulates-friend-john-cornyn-on-truly-great-career\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:22:33","slug":"trump-celebrates-ken-paxtons-victory-and-congratulates-friend-john-cornyn-on-truly-great-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-celebrates-ken-paxtons-victory-and-congratulates-friend-john-cornyn-on-truly-great-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump celebrates Ken Paxton&#8217;s victory and congratulates &#8216;friend&#8217; John Cornyn on &#8216;truly great career&#8217;"},"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\">28<\/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-celebrates-ken-paxtons-victory-and-congratulates-friend-john-cornyn-on-truly-great-career%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=2607294&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 used Truth Social to congratulate Texas Attorney general Ken Paxton for winning teh Texas Senate GOP runoff, while also praising Sen. John Cornyn for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-capitalists-blackrock-ceo-pushes-back-against-woke-influences\/\" title=\"\u2018We Are Capitalists\u2019: BlackRock CEO Pushes Back Against \u2018Woke\u2019 Influences\">strong race<\/a> and a long Senate career.Trump said Cornyn would remain his friend as Paxton becomes a \u201ccommon sense\u201d senator.<\/p>\n<p>The endorsement follows weeks of Trump\u2019s teasing that he would weigh in, culminating in an eventual focus on Paxton after he previously endorsed Paxton, Cornyn, and Rep. Wesley Hunt earlier in the process. In the runoff, Paxton defeated cornyn by more than 27 points, winning 63.8% of the vote,and is now positioned to face Democratic nominee state Rep. james Talarico.<\/p>\n<p>Trump attacked Talarico in a later post, calling him \u201cAlfred E. Neuman\u201d and criticizing him with a range of claims related to immigration, crime, religion, military support, and personal lifestyle. After the race was called for Paxton,Talarico tried to court cornyn supporters,telling Politico that his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walsh-raises-100k-for-ocasio-cortezs-grandmother-gofundme-shuts-down-account\/\" title=\"Matt Walsh Raises 0K For Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s Grandmother; GoFundMe Shuts Down Account\">campaign raised<\/a> a record $600,000 within two hours of Paxton\u2019s win.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also dismissed Talarico as a worse option for Democrats than Rep. Jasmine Crockett, adding that he plans rallies for paxton.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> congratulated Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) on his career in the Senate as he took to Truth Social to celebrate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4370\">Ken Paxton<\/a>\u2018s win in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> Senate GOP runoff. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCongratulations to Ken Paxton on such a tremendous win, and to John Cornyn for having run a strong and powerful race but, more importantly, having had a truly great career. John will remain my friend for a long time to come, as we both watch Ken become a fantastic, common sense Senator, one who is respected by all,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/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\/4577833\/rising-gas-prices-gop-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rising gas prices are causing voters to reconsider voting for GOP: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4582813\/florida-judge-upholds-gop-congressional-map\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida judge strikes down challenge to new GOP congressional map<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4582234\/spencer-pratt-files-complaint-against-karen-bass\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt files complaint against Karen Bass<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4582701\/what-talarico-been-up-to-two-months-only-texas-senate-nominee\/\">WHAT HAS TALARICO DONE WITH HIS TWO MONTHS AS THE ONLY OFFICIAL TEXAS SENATE NOMINEE?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president\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\/\">long-awaited endorsement<\/a> of Paxton in the Lone Star State Republican runoff came last Tuesday, following weeks of Trump teasing that he would weigh in as the congressional GOP establishment pushed him to back Cornyn. 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Paxton, the more <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >conservative hard-liner<\/a>, is now poised to take on the Democratic nominee, state Rep. James Talarico, in the November primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump remained noncommittal on a Texas endorsement for months, giving a triple endorsement to Paxton, Cornyn, and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) in the initial March general primary before ultimately narrowing his support to Paxton. Cornyn sits in a different spot than some of the other GOP incumbents whom Trump did not endorse, such as Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17668\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY) and Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cassidy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2103\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> (R-LA), as Cornyn and Trump are still largely in good standing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his Wednesday morning Truth Social post, Trump referred to Talarico as the cartoon character Alfred E. Neuman. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis opponent, Alfred E. Neuman, may be the worst TEXAS candidate I have ever seen. A strong Open Borders advocate, he is WEAK ON CRIME, believes there are 6 genders, is insulting to Jesus Christ, will never support the Military, was a big Mask Wearer until recently, and is a Vegan who dislikes meat, not exactly a good way to be if you\u2019re wanting to win an Election in Texas,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the race was called in favor of Paxton Tuesday night, Talarico spoke out publicly to begin to try to poach Cornyn supporters to his side. Talarico told <em>Politico<\/em> that his campaign amassed a record $600,000 in the two hours after Paxton\u2019s win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to thank Senator John Cornyn for his years representing our state. We don\u2019t agree on everything, but we both still believe in public service. To Senator Cornyn\u2019s supporters: you have a place in our campaign,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamestalarico\/status\/2059440382400774481?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamestalarico\/status\/2059440382400774481?s=20\">Talarico wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4583010\/republicans-fall-in-line-ken-paxton-victory\/\">REPUBLICANS FALL IN LINE BEHIND KEN PAXTON AFTER RESOUNDING VICTORY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Trump slammed Talarico as a worse option for \u201cDumocrats\u201d than his primary challenger, Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"9855\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJasmine Crockett, a very low IQ individual, who is no relation to the legendary frontiersman, Davy Crockett, would have been a far better choice for the Dumocrats. I will do some nice, big, beautiful rallies for Ken. Texas, this will be FUN!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump congratulated John Cornyn and praised Ken Paxton\u2019s runoff win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2607295,"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\/2025\/12\/image-collage-r3igy9469-1767043386143-e1767043475995.jpg?1767025465&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45064,38244,37104,3634,56369],"class_list":["post-2607294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-john-cornyn","tag-ken-paxton","tag-texas-politics","tag-trump","tag-us-supreme-court"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-r3igy9469-1767043386143-e1767043475995.jpg?1767025465&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607294","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607294"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607298,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607294\/revisions\/2607298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}