Trump publicly put Paxton on notice before ultimately endorsing him, a reversal that reshaped the runoff and increased pressure on Sen. John Cornyn. The endorsement helped fuel a vicious late-stage campaign in which Cornyn has accused Paxton of ethical unfitness and Paxton has questioned Cornyn’s age, prompting Republican leaders to warn the intraparty fight could fracture the party and impair general election prospects.
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