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President Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the May 26 GOP runoff, triggering an extraordinary public backlash from Republican senators who fear the move could cost the party a Texas Senate seat and their governing majority. With Paxton leading in runoff polls but trailing Democrat James Talarico in general election matchups by 5 to 8 points, the endorsement pits Trump's demand for personal loyalty against the institutional interests of the party he controls.