Trump Taps Paxton Over Incumbent Cornyn in Texas Senate Race (4)

President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s Republican Senate primary shortly after early voting began in an increasingly personal and expensive runoff against incumbent Senator John Cornyn.

“Ken Paxton has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next United States Senator from the Great State of Texas – KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!,” Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday.

The timing of the move came as a shock, with early voting already underway. It’s also likely to rankle many Republican leaders in Texas and on Capitol Hill who ...