Trump Says He Has 'No Regrets' Over Endorsing Ken Paxton Amid Leaked Recordings
President Trump said he has no regrets about endorsing Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, after recordings surfaced of Paxton complaining that the Iran war and high gas prices were hurting his campaign.
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President Donald Trump said he has no regrets about endorsing Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for the US Senate in Texas, despite the emergence of leaked recordings in which Paxton was heard complaining about factors affecting his campaign.
In the recordings, Paxton was heard telling a fundraiser audience that the war in Iran and elevated gas prices were hurting his campaign's prospects, remarks that have drawn scrutiny as the midterm election cycle intensifies.
A competitive midterm landscape
The episode comes amid a broader wave of competitive midterm races, including in Iowa, where Republican nominee Ashley Hinson faces Democrat Josh Turek, a state representative and Paralympian, in a contest that polling suggests remains close.
Hinson, a sitting congresswoman, has at times distanced herself from aspects of Trump's agenda, including calling for an end to the war in Iran, even as she has voted against House resolutions seeking to curb military action, and has criticized a pause on tariffs affecting beef imports that she says could hurt Iowa cattle ranchers.
Trump's continued endorsement of Paxton, despite the leaked comments, signals the president's apparent confidence in the candidate's prospects even as external pressures on the campaign become more publicly visible.
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- Trump says he has ‘no regrets’ about endorsing Texas Republican Ken Paxton amid leaked recordings – live — The Guardian — World
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