Trump Campaigns in Texas as GOP PAC Backs Paxton Senate Bid

In October 2026, Trump launched a midterm campaign push in Texas and Oklahoma. At a Texas event, Trump jokingly called Ken Paxton a 'pain in the ass.' A GOP PAC poured $131 million into Paxton's Senate race. In a leaked tape, Paxton admitted that Trump's convention hurt Republicans, and Scott Jennings told Paxton to keep his Trump criticism to himself.