Trump teases Texas Senate endorsement moments after report says he’s picking John Cornyn

Published March 4, 2026 2:09pm ET



President Donald Trump said he will endorse a candidate in the Texas Senate primary race “soon,” and instructed the other candidate to “drop out” after a report revealed Trump was set to endorse incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). 

Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are heading to a runoff election after neither candidate earned more than 50% of the vote to win the Republican primary. 

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