Trump Found His Perfect Scandal Candidate

28 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief commentary, TJ Walker reports that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican primary runoff, defeating incumbent Senator John Cornyn and securing the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat. Paxton will now face Democrat James Talarico in the November general election. Walker emphasizes that Paxton is far from a political unknown, noting his indictment, impeachment by a Republican‑controlled Texas House, accusations of power abuse from former aides, and a history of corruption allegations. Despite these controversies, former President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Paxton, framing the candidate as his choice for the seat, which Walker characterizes as turning a previously safe Texas Senate seat into a national scandal showcase.

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Ken Paxton is now the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas. On Tuesday night, Paxton defeated four-term incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff, setting up a November race against Democrat James Talarico. That means Texas Republicans have just taken a Senate seat they once considered safe and turned it into a national scandal showcase. Paxton is not some unknown backbencher. He's the Texas attorney general who was indicted, impeached by a Republican-controlled Texas House, accused by his own former aides of abusing power, and surrounded by years of corruption allegations. Donald Trump looked at all that and didn't say, maybe that's too much. He said instead, that's my guy. Ultimize.