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Trump Stumps For Paxton In Texas

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Donald Trump’s latest campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, was rocked by repeated protests as the US president urged Texas voters to back the embattled Senate candidate Ken Paxton.

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"After holding more than 100 public events and shaking tens of thousands of hands, James came down with the flu but will be back on the trail this weekend," JT Ennis, a campaign spokesperson for Talarico, told Fox News Digital.

4 of 13 outletsfirst reported 8 Octwording from Fox News

On Truth Social, Trump further called for Talarico to debate Paxton, something his campaign quickly embraced, as it had been mounting a pressure campaign against the Texas attorney general to face him in a verbal bout for weeks.

4 of 13 outletsfirst reported 8 Octwording from New York Post

“Ken Paxton has been ignoring Texans this entire campaign, and his priorities are clear: he doesn’t answer to the people of this state — he answers to his billionaire megadonors and special interests.”

3 of 13 outletsfirst reported 8 Octwording from NBC News

Notably absent from Wednesday’s rally: GOP Gov. Greg Abbott, who is in an expectedly tight re-election bid on the same ballot as Paxton.

4 of 13 outletsfirst reported 8 Octwording from Time

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Trump briefly stepped away from the microphone after one protester appeared to approach the stage.

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Abbott was instead due to attend the dedication of a hospital about 330 miles away.

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Republicans have now devoted more than $300m to elections in Texas, according to the Associated Press, while Trump’s broader 32-day campaign blitz has taken him through several Republican-leaning states, including Oklahoma, Alabama, Ohio and Nebraska.

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“He was tough and he was with us all the way,” Trump said of Paxton, whom he endorsed in the state’s GOP primary over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.

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Trump blasts Talarico in Texas and reverses comments on Iran bombing LA, San Diego CBS News

Chaos erupts at Trump rally in Texas as series of protesters disrupt president who strikes back: 'They're all paid' Daily Mail

How it changed

  1. 7 Oct

    President Trump made a third trip to Texas to campaign for Republican Ken Paxton, who is facing a tight race for Senate with midterms 27 days away.

    5 outlets · CBS News
  2. 8 Oct

    Notably absent from Wednesday’s rally: GOP Gov. Greg Abbott, who is in an expectedly tight re-election bid on the same ballot as Paxton.

    4 outlets · Time

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