“IT MUST STOP NOW!” Trump wrote on social media after four-term Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton advanced on Tuesday to a May 26 runoff for the nomination. “I will be making my Endorsement soon, and will be asking the candidate that I don’t Endorse to immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE! Is that fair? We must win in November!!!”
Republican leaders in Washington insist that Cornyn has the best shot, especially after he finished ahead of Paxton, with Rep. Wesley Hunt a distant third. Cornyn's campaign argued that a runoff would not have been necessary without “Wesley Hunt's vanity campaign.”
“Paxton’s problems aren’t just an issue in a Republican primary; they also threaten to put the Senate seat at risk due to his lack of strength against Democrat nominee Talarico," a memo from Cornyn's team said.
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he hopes President Trump endorses Senator Cornyn.
