Talarico: Trump voters ‘whisper’ support for him ‘like they’re in … witness protection’
Campaign Talarico: GOP voters ‘whisper’ support for him ‘like they’re in … witness protection’ Comments: by Sophie Brams - 05/27/26 2:02 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sophie Brams - 05/27/26 2:02 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Texas state Rep. “A lot of the president’s supporters in Texas are feeling disillusioned, they’re feeling disillusioned with this extremism and this corruption that is embodied by politicians like Ken Paxton,” Talarico said. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Republican primary runoff Tuesday.
- ▪Campaign Talarico: GOP voters ‘whisper’ support for him ‘like they’re in … witness protection’ Comments: by Sophie Brams - 05/27/26 2:02 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sophie Brams - 05/27/26 2:02 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Tex
- ▪“A lot of the president’s supporters in Texas are feeling disillusioned, they’re feeling disillusioned with this extremism and this corruption that is embodied by politicians like Ken Paxton,” Talarico said.
- ▪John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Republican primary runoff Tuesday.
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Campaign Talarico: GOP voters ‘whisper’ support for him ‘like they’re in … witness protection’ Comments: by Sophie Brams - 05/27/26 2:02 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sophie Brams - 05/27/26 2:02 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) said Tuesday that his campaign for Senate is attracting some support from previous President Trump voters who are becoming more disillusioned with the president’s policies, saying they whisper to him at rallies “like they’re in the witness protection program.” Talarico argued during an interview on MS NOW that Trump has done “the exact opposite” of what he promised in 2024, pointing to the administration’s initial reluctance to release the Jeffrey Epstein files and the conflict in Iran, among other issues.
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