Trump quips Paxton is ‘pain in the ass,’ ‘a little controversial’
Trump praised Paxton as the strongest GOP choice while acknowledging the Senate candidate is controversial and saying the race remains tight, according to internal polling.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump visited a Peterbilt Motors factory in Denton, Texas, to campaign for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his competitive Senate race.
- Trump balanced criticism and praise, calling Paxton 'a pain in the ass' while also describing him as 'the greatest attorney general in the United States of America.'
- The visit followed leaked audio of Paxton privately complaining that a Trump-hosted Dallas convention 'dropped our numbers,' though a campaign adviser called the reporting 'manipulated nonsense.'
- Despite economic concerns, 75 percent of voters surveyed called the economy 'fair' or 'poor,' yet Trump dismissed these anxieties on Thursday, claiming he saved Americans money through fuel standards changes.
- Trump plans to visit Alabama on Friday night and continue a nationwide barnstorming tour of 20 to 25 stops to boost Republican candidates before the November midterm elections.
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Trump Takes Over Texas: What Really Went Down at Today's Factory Rally
Donald Trump touched down in North Texas today for a high-energy factory rally. The former president visited the Peterbilt Motors plant in Denton. A boisterous crowd welcomed him right onto the manufacturing floor. Heavy industrial trucks stood parked right behind his main podium. Trump immediately leaned into his classic populist playbook. He praised American workers and cheered domestic manufacturing. He argued that strict tariffs have brought…
Washington, Oct 1 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump launched a 32-day offensive in Texas this Thursday for the November legislative elections, while his government faces questions over spending millions of dollars of public funds on TV ads that promote the president and his management. Trump began his day at the Peterbilt Motors truck plant in Denton, north of Dallas, where he defended his economic and commercial policy and highlighted U.S. ma…
Trump Urges Voters to Back Ken Paxton
“President Donald Trump sought to boost enthusiasm for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton during a visit to deep-red Texas, the launch of a month-long campaign blitz ahead of November’s midterm elections,” Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “We need Ken so badly, and that’s why I’m here.” CNN: Trump jokingly calls Paxton a “pain in the ass” […]
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