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Thom Tillis: Ken Paxton a 'failure,' would be anchor on GOP Senate
Key takeaways
- Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday criticized Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), whom President Trump endorsed over incumbent Sen.
- Senate, Tillis told host Jake Tapper on CNN s State of the Union.
- Trump on Tuesday endorsed Paxton, a firebrand conservative who filed litigation in support of the president s push to overturn the 2020 election.
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Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday criticized Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), whom President Trump endorsed over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Senate GOP runoff in the Lone Star State.
He is a failure. He doesn t deserve to be in the U.S. Senate, Tillis told host Jake Tapper on CNN s State of the Union.
Trump on Tuesday endorsed Paxton, a firebrand conservative who filed litigation in support of the president s push to overturn the 2020 election. In endorsing the Texas attorney general over a four-term senator, Trump said Paxton is a true MAGA warrior and Cornyn, while a good man, was not supportive of me when times were tough.
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