RINO incumbent Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday signaled he will stay in the Texas Senate race after President Trump endorsed Ken Paxton.
President Trump on Tuesday endorsed Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate Republican primary and passed up John Cornyn.
“Ken Paxton has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next United States Senator from the Great State of Texas – KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Trump said.
Since neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in March, there is a runoff election for the Republican Senate race.
Trump previously said he would ask the candidate that he doesn’t endorse to drop out of the race.
On Tuesday, President Trump said Cornyn is a “good man,” but noted that Cornyn was not supportive of him when times were tough.
However, Trump did not ask Cornyn to drop out of the race on Tuesday.
“John Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough and, despite having the Most Successful Economy in the History of our Country during my First Term and, with all of the many other things that I accomplished (Secure Border, Military Dominance, Space Force, All Time High Stock Markets and 401(k)s, Record Job and Economic Growth, and so many other things that would be impossible to readily list!), which are considered by many to be legendary, John was very late in backing me in what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency, itself, both of which were Landslide Victories and, more importantly, gave us the Country that we have today — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA (and when we finish up with Iran, which will not be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon, you will see numbers that have never been generated by our Country before!), as opposed to the DISASTER of the previous Administration,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Later Tuesday, Cornyn signaled he is staying in the Senate race.
“I have worked closely with President Trump through both of his Presidential terms and voted with him more than 99% of the time,” Cornyn said.
“He has consistently called me a friend in this race. It is now time for Texas Republican voters to decide if they want a strong nominee to help our GOP candidates down ballot and defeat Talarico in November, or a weak nominee who jeopardizes everything we care about. I trust the Republican voters of Texas,” Cornyn said.
I have worked closely with President Trump through both of his Presidential terms and voted with him more than 99% of the time. He has consistently called me a friend in this race. It is now time for Texas Republican voters to decide if they want a strong nominee to help our GOP…
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) May 19, 2026
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