The president faced pressure from his base to endorse the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton. But advisers had urged him to support Sen. John Cornyn, arguing that Paxton has too much baggage.
Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Senate primary over incumbent Cornyn
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