Trump Received Blunt Warning in Crucial Texas Senate Race

Elizabeth Frantz / Reuters President Donald Trump was warned that endorsing a scandal-ridden MAGA candidate in a Republican Senate primary would cost him—literally—but is apparently refusing to take the message to heart.

Trump endorsed Texas’ scandal-plagued attorney general, Ken Paxton, over incumbent John Cornyn in May, despite Republican concerns that Paxton would be the weaker candidate in November’s general election.

Paxton went on to beat Cornyn and is now locked in a tight race that could help determine which party controls the Senate, with Democratic state Rep.

James Talarico, 37, both out-fundraising and narrowly leading Paxton in some polls.

It’s now been revealed that after Trump’s May 20 endorsement, Senate GOP leaders issued a stark warning to Trump that if Paxton won, the president’s super PAC would have to bankroll an expensive general election campaign to sanitize Paxton’s image, CNN reported.

The 63-year-old has struggled to explain away his many controversies, including being charged with securities fraud, impeached by the Texas House on bribery and corruption-related charges, and accused by his wife , Angela, of adultery in a high-profile divorce, which is ongoing.

He emerged from the primary politically bruised and financially drained, with Cornyn and other key Republicans refusing to campaign for him or direct donors his way.

“Paxton’s a poor campaigner,” Cornyn, 74, told The Texas Tribune last week.

“He’s lazy and doesn’t raise money.

And he’s basically not offering a very compelling case for his election.” More than three months after Trump endorsed him, the president’s political operation, MAGA Inc., has also refused to throw Paxton a financial lifeline, despite having $400 million-plus on hand.

“They keep saying they’ll spend, but they haven’t,” a senior GOP source told CNN.

Instead, Trump has limited his involvement to headlining a fundraiser last week for Paxton in which the money actually went to the Republican National Committee, and posting AI slop attacking Talarico on his Truth Social platform.

“I’m going to help Ken Paxton, and I’m going to spend a lot of time in Texas,” Trump told reporters before leaving the White House for the Houston fundraiser.

MAGA Inc., however, hasn’t publicly announced any spending plans for the midterms.