John Cornyn roasted for bizarre Dairy Queen campaign stop: 'So normal!'
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John Cornyn roasted for bizarre Dairy Queen campaign stop: 'So normal!'

May 21, 2026
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is continuing to campaign in the primary runoff after President Donald Trump dealt a crushing blow by endorsing his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — but his latest stunt is meeting a wave of ridicule.Stopped by @DairyQueen in Sealy, Texas, otherwise known as the 'Texas stop sign,' to sample some of their delicious fare, said Cornyn in a post to X on his official government account.

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John Cornyn roasted for bizarre Dairy Queen campaign stop: 'So normal!'

I highly recommend the Blizzard. (I had that after I ate this child-size cone) He posted a picture of himself posing with an employee inside the restaurant.The stilted way Cornyn talked about Dairy Queen — which, despite its unique franchising system in Texas, is a national chain known to virtually everyone and not remotely unique to the town of Sealy — earned immediate and widespread mockery.You highly recommend the blizzard? Okay, but like, what [expletive] kind? asked The Political HQ account.Is Cornyn saying this is the first time he’s been to Dairy Queen? wrote Tarrant County GOP precinct chair Joshua Medeiros.And here I am eating this normal person food just like you normal people at the State Fair! Haha, see? I'm so normal and just like you! wrote Tony Kinnett of The Daily Signal, accompanied by an infamous picture of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry suggestively wolfing down a corn dog at the Iowa State Fair.I’m convinced. Must try this 'Dairy Queen' and sample their new product, wrote former Keller mayor and GOP legislative candidate Armin Mizani.'To sample some of their delicious fare' ...is @JohnCornyn a space alien? 'I highly recommend the Blizzard' ...has JohnCornyn never been to a DQ before? 'after I ate this child-size cone' ...is John Cornyn just asking to be mocked? TXSen txlege @KenPaxtonTX KenPaxton, wrote political strategist Mathew Helman.Hiya folks. It's me, your senator, doing a regular human iced cream! wrote NBC Sports NFL writer Patrick Daugherty.

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