{"id":23,"date":"2026-05-19T17:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanhousingtransition.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:11:11","slug":"trump-endorses-paxton-over-cornyn-in-texas-u-s-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanhousingtransition.com\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"Trump Endorses Paxton over Cornyn in Texas U.S. Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>President Trump on Tuesday endorsed Ken Paxton in the race for U.S. Senate in the Lone Star state, delivering the state attorney general an edge in the runoff race against Senator John Cornyn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanhousingtransition.com\/?p=21\">Fairfax Prosecutor Struggles to Defend Lax Treatment of Illegal Immigrants in Heated Hearing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cKen is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate,\u201d Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJohn Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough,\u201d the president added. \u201cJohn 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump\u2019s endorsement comes just one week before Texans will head to the polls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier on Thursday, Trump teased his impending endorsement saying, \u201c<\/span><span>There are those that say whoever I endorse is going to win. 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