Cornyn claims Trump won't endorse in Texas Senate runoff
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said at a rally on Monday that he does not believe President Donald Trump will make an endorsement in his competitive primary runoff against Attorney General Ken Paxton.
TL;DR
- Senator John Cornyn believes President Trump will not endorse him in his primary runoff against Ken Paxton.
- Cornyn stated that the opportunity for an endorsement has likely passed.
- He expressed willingness to welcome a presidential campaign visit in the fall, contingent on winning the primary.
- Both Cornyn and Paxton have been actively seeking Trump's endorsement.
- Trump had previously suggested an endorsement decision was nearing.
- The runoff election between Cornyn and Paxton was necessitated by neither candidate securing over 50% of the vote in the primary.
- Cornyn received 42% of the primary vote, while Paxton received 40.5%.
- The winner of the runoff will face Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico.