'I think it's time somebody needs to step up and run against this guy,' the Texas attorney general said.
“I think it’s time somebody needs to step up and run against this guy,” the Texas attorney general said.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has the fierce backing of Donald Trump and many of the former president's conservative allies. | Eric Gay/AP PhotoFresh off a high-profile impeachment acquittal, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suggested in his clearest terms yet that he could launch a primary challenge against Sen. John Cornyn, who is up for reelection in 2026.
“To me, he’s been in Washington too long. He’s been there, what, for 14 years or so? And I can’t think of a single thing he’s accomplished for our state or even for the country,” Paxton told Tucker Carlson in an“Everything’s on the table for me,” Paxton said in response to Carlson asking if he would run. “I think it’s time somebody needs to step up and run against this guy that will do the job and do it the right way and represent us and worry about what’s going on.
A potential battle between the two Texans would highlight the deep divide in the biggest state Republican Party in the country. And the animosity between the pair is well-documented: When Paxton battled through Republican primary challengers during his 2022 reelection campaign, Cornyn — a former Texas attorney general himself —
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