Trump called Cornyn ‘very disloyal.’ Now a 5-term Texas Senator is fighting for his career
Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are competing for the GOP nomination in Texas ahead of the runoff election. Former President Donald Trump has publicly endorsed Paxton while criticizing Cornyn as disloyal. The candidates have been heavily advertising, with Cornyn's campaign spending significantly more than Paxton's in the lead-up to the election.
- ▪Voters in Texas will see little of the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate on Monday.
- ▪Trump's endorsement of Paxton came as he criticized Cornyn for being disloyal.
- ▪Cornyn's campaign has outspent Paxton's by almost nine-to-one over the past year.
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Voters in Texas will see little of the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate on Monday. But that’s only if they stay away from screens.Recommended Video There were no public campaign events scheduled for Sen. John Cornyn nor state Attorney General Ken Paxton on the final day of their more than yearlong quest for the GOP nomination. Instead, their fight for Tuesday’s runoff continues as it has for months — intense and unabated — through advertising that has topped $109 million, heavily from Cornyn’s side. Cornyn is scheduled to host an annual, non-campaign event in San Antonio to recognize high school graduates attending the nation’s service academies. The senator seeking a fifth term held his last public campaign event in Corpus Christi on Friday, ahead of Tuesday’s voting.
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