Trump Mulls Backing Messiest Candidate Just to Please MAGA
March 28, 2026
The Daily Beast
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Brandon Bell / Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump, 79, has kept his cards close to his chest when it comes to endorsing a candidate in the upcoming GOP runoff in Texas.The president has apparently been asking everyone he can about what they think of incumbent Senator John Cornyn and his rival, disgraced Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Trump recently admitted that his “base is with Paxton,” sources told the Washington Post.
For months, Trump has been split between the Republican establishment and his MAGA base when it comes to the Texas race. While it seemed that Trump would back Cornyn, who GOP leaders believe is more electable than Paxton, the commander-in-chief has been hesitant to go against MAGA, which may be like kicking the hornet’s nest.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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