Nonilex

Of course he does. Paxton was a full fledged member of the #SeditiousConspiracy to overturn the #2020election. He brought that lawsuit to #SCOTUS to nullify Biden’s win.

He’s also a #criminal, his own staff tried to get him fired from being the #Texas Attorney General.

#Trump endorses #KenPaxton in Texas #Republican primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn

#USpol #Congress #TXpol
https://apnews.com/article/trump-texas-senate-endorsement-paxton-cornyn-adb4c7213fc2d0db0b29d0ab65d49384

Trump endorses Paxton in Texas GOP Senate primary

President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff. Paxton and Cornyn qualified for the May 26 runoff after a March 3 primary. Trump wrote on social media that Paxton is “a true MAGA Warrior.” Although the four-term Cornyn has backed Trump’s agenda in Washington, Paxton pitched himself as a political warrior for the Make America Great Again movement. Trump’s endorsement Tuesday puts him at odds with his party’s establishment, which is convinced Cornyn is the better candidate for November’s general election. The runoff had been shaping up as a bitter and expensive battle for the future of the Republican Party.

AP News
May 19 at 4:55pmWeb
Show threadGrassroots JoeMay 19

@Nonilex

James Talarico and his staff are quietly applauding.

Show threadFurballsNHairballsMay 19
@Nonilex
Felons being buddies.
Show threadClimate Jenny 2.1May 19
@Nonilex Let's not completely forget the adultery.
Show threadmicchiato 🎋May 19

@Nonilex

I lived across the hall from Paxton in a dorm when we were Baylor sophomores. He was a gangly kid who gave me the impression he’d never hurt a flea. On a campus with its share of strident theocons he didn’t strike me then as particularly rabid. Power changes people.

@fsinn

Show threadNonilexMay 19

@micchiato @fsinn

Yeesh

Show threadGeorge DinwiddieMay 19

@Nonilex They both commit similar crimes and use delay to avoid conviction.

https://apnews.com/article/paxton-indictment-texas-d5e57fc6cd062c995ced91e9d2542199

How the criminal case against Texas AG Ken Paxton abruptly ended after nearly a decade of delays

The securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is over after nine years. He will stay in office under an agreement announced in a Houston courtroom on Tuesday. The deal with special prosecutors abruptly ends the long-running criminal case, which at one time threatened Paxton’s rising political fortunes but later came to underline his resilience in the GOP. He still faces legal troubles, including an FBI investigation and a whistleblower lawsuit from former aides who accuse him of corruption.

AP News
Show threadChristopher BrownMay 19

@Nonilex @lisamelton No lies detected.

I predict that if Paxton wins, he would like to bring the detransitioning programs he filed lawsuits to obtain in Texas to the entire nation.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/18/texas-childrens-hospital-settles-transgender-care-case/90140695007/

Texas Children's Hospital to open 'detransition clinic' in DOJ settlement

Texas Children's Hospital will open a "detransition clinic" and pay $10M to settle transgender-care allegations it denies, officials said Friday.

USA TODAY
Show threadvolkrisMay 20
@christopherbrown as a senator he wouldn't have that authority.
Show threadvolkrisMay 20

@Nonilex most importantly, it looked like Paxton was going to win.

So, as he often does, Trump hitched his wagon to the side that was already going to win so he could claim the win for himself.

#Trump doesn't really care about all of that other stuff. He's spineless and oblivious to anything of substance.

He just wants the superficial chance to proclaim himself a winner again in front of his adoring crowd, and all of that factual stuff is just irrelevant annoyance.

#USPolitics