Trump celebrates Ken Paxton’s victory, congratulates ‘friend’ John Cornyn on ‘truly great career’
President Trump congratulated Ken Paxton on his victory in the Texas Senate GOP runoff and praised John Cornyn for his career in the Senate. Paxton won the runoff by a significant margin, securing 63.8% of the vote against Cornyn. Trump also criticized Democratic nominee James Talarico, calling him an unsuitable candidate for Texas.
- ▪Trump celebrated Ken Paxton's victory in the Texas Senate GOP runoff on Truth Social.
- ▪Paxton defeated Cornyn by over a 27-point margin, receiving 63.8% of the vote.
- ▪Talarico, the Democratic nominee, claimed to have raised $600,000 shortly after Paxton's win.
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President Donald Trump congratulated Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on his career in the Senate as he took to Truth Social to celebrate Ken Paxton‘s win in the Texas Senate GOP runoff. “Congratulations 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,” Trump wrote.
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