Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday that he will remain in the Texas Senate Republican runoff race regardless of whether he receives an endorsement from President Donald Trump.
Trump posted on Truth Social that he plans to make an endorsement soon and suggested that the candidate who does not receive his backing should exit the race to avoid a prolonged primary contest. “I will be making my Endorsement soon, and will be asking the candidate that I don’t Endorse to immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE! Is that fair? We must win in November!!!” Trump wrote.
Paxton, however, made clear he does not intend to withdraw. “No, I'm staying in this race,” Paxton said. “I owe it to the people of Texas. I've spent a year of my life campaigning against John Cornyn, because John has not represented the people of Texas well.”
Paxton criticized incumbent Sen. John Cornyn over his policy positions and past comments about Trump. “He sided with Joe Biden on Second Amendment restriction. He sided with Joe Biden on bringing Afghan refugees to settle here without vetting them. But he's been against Trump in both of his elections, said he shouldn't run last time, that his day had passed, and of course, he fought him on the border wall, he's been an amnesty guy. Everything that Trump stood for, John Cornyn's fought, but he was a big help to Joe Biden. The people of Texas, at least the Republicans, would like something different,” Paxton said.
