作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德，亚历克斯·米勒
福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年2月24日 美国东部时间下午3:30
福克斯独家： 得克萨斯州激烈的共和党参议院初选战已延伸至唐纳德·特朗普总统的国情咨文演讲现场，届时一位共和党“叛逆者”将踏入议员阵营的“虎穴”，而该阵营中多数人并不支持他。
得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿计划周二晚间作为得克萨斯州共和党众议员特洛伊·内尔斯的客人出席特朗普的演讲。在会议厅内，他将与一位竞争对手——得克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科恩yn正面相遇，同时还将面对参议院共和党领导层。这些共和党高层在这场血腥的三人争夺战中，已站在了这位资深在职官员一边。
帕克斯顿在田纳西州议员内尔斯办公室接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示，周二的焦点是特朗普吹嘘自己的政绩，而非他在得克萨斯州争取共和党参选提名的斗争。
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得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿将作为得克萨斯州共和党众议员特洛伊·内尔斯的客人，出席唐纳德·特朗普总统的国情咨文演讲。（Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images；Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images）
“如果我见到这些人，我会友好相待。我与参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩或其他任何领导人都没有深仇大恨，他们只是在履行职责。”帕克斯顿说道，“我要‘算账’的对象是我的竞争对手，因为他在过去24年里的表现远远不够格。得克萨斯州人民应得到更好的代表。这是竞选的事，不是国情咨文的内容。”
得克萨斯州的提前投票已经开始。帕克斯顿希望击败科恩yn，后者正争取第五个参议院任期。得克萨斯州共和党众议员韦斯利·亨特也参与了角逐，但不会出席特朗普的国情咨文演讲。
尽管帕克斯顿坚称此次演讲与他的竞选无关，但这场紧张的选战却难以回避。他和科恩yn都在争取特朗普的支持。
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得克萨斯州共和党众议员特洛伊·内尔斯在2024年6月27日美国国会大厦外佩戴唐纳德·特朗普领带。（Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images）
当被问及为何邀请帕克斯顿时，内尔斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“因为他将成为来自伟大得克萨斯州的下一位参议员。”
“约翰·科恩yn必须下台，”内尔斯表示，“约翰，你知道你已经在这里待了24年。如果24年里都无法推进你的议程，30年也不可能了，对吧？”
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科恩yn的高级竞选顾问马特·麦科维阿克在一份声明中告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，这位议员“很高兴边境巡逻队主席今晚将成为他的客人”。
众议员兰迪·法因将带四条腿的客人萨迪出席特朗普的国情咨文演讲，此前因X平台（原推特）争议引发反弹
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图中所示的得克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科恩yn和得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿正展开残酷的初选对决，两人将在特朗普总统国情咨文演讲的同一房间内出现。（Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images）
“尽管科恩yn参议员99.3%的投票都与特朗普总统一致，但肯·帕克斯顿却在欺骗纳税人、欺骗他的员工和妻子，同时在担任公职期间净财富增加了数百万美元。”麦科维阿克表示，“如果他成为候选人，将重创共和党在中下层选举中的表现。”
与此同时，内尔斯和帕克斯顿都渴望听到特朗普在这场预计长达数小时的演讲中炫耀自己的政绩。
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特朗普在第二任期开始后的移民政策行动是帕克斯顿和内尔斯的首要关切。两人提到，内尔斯在担任警长期间亲眼目睹了犯罪活动如何从南部边境渗透进来。
“唐纳德·特朗普立即制止了这种情况，”内尔斯说，“我们拥有有史以来最安全的边境，这要归功于唐纳德·特朗普的领导。”
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attends SOTU as Rep. Troy Nehls’ guest as the Texas GOP primary comes to DC
By Elizabeth Elkind, Alex Miller
Fox News
Published February 24, 2026 3:30pm EST
FIRST ON FOX: The bruising Texas Republican Senate primary has made its way to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, where one GOP rebel will enter a lion’s den of lawmakers rooting against him.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to attend Trump’s address Tuesday night as a guest of Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas. Inside the room, he will be face-to-face with one of his opponents, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Senate Republican leadership, who have sided with the longtime incumbent in the bloody, three-way primary battle.
Paxton told Fox News Digital in an interview from Nehls’ office that Tuesday was about Trump touting his accomplishments, not his battle for the GOP nomination in Texas.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is attending President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech as a guest of Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“If I see these guys, I’m going to be friendly. I’ve no axe to grind with [Senate Majority Leader] John Thune or any of the other leadership — they’re doing their jobs,” Paxton said. “My axe to grind is with the guy that I’m running against, and his representation of the last 24 years has fallen way short. And Texans deserve better. And that’s the campaign, that’s not the State of the Union.”
Early voting has already begun in the Lone Star State, where Paxton is hoping to unseat Cornyn, who is vying for his fifth term in the upper chamber. Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, is also in the mix but won’t be attending Trump’s State of the Union address.
While Paxton was adamant that the address wasn’t about his campaign, the tense race was hard to avoid. He and Cornyn are both vying for Trump’s endorsement.
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Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, sports a Donald Trump tie outside the U.S. Capitol on June 27, 2024.(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
When asked why he invited Paxton, Nehls told Fox News Digital, “Because he’s going to be the next senator out of the great state of Texas.”
“John Cornyn, he’s gotta go,” Nehls said. “John, you know you’ve been up here for 24 years. If you can’t get your agenda done in 24, you’re not going to get it done in 30, right?”
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Matt Mackowiak, a senior campaign advisor for Cornyn, told Fox News Digital in a statement that the lawmaker was “delighted that the president of the Border Patrol Union will be his guest tonight.”
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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, pictured here, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are engaged in a brutal primary battle and will be in the same room for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
“While Senator Cornyn has voted with President Trump 99.3% of the time, Ken Paxton was lying to taxpayers, lying to his staff and lying to his wife, all the while increasing his net worth by millions of dollars while in public office,” Mackowiak said. “He would devastate the GOP down-ballot if he’s the nominee.”
Meanwhile, both Nehls and Paxton were eager to hear Trump rattle through his accomplishments in what’s expected to be a marathon address.
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Trump’s actions on immigration since starting his second term were top of mind for both Paxton and Nehls, who noted that during his time as a sheriff, he saw firsthand the effects of crime that would seep through the southern border.
“Donald Trump put a stop to it right away,” Nehls said. “We have the most secure border we’ve ever had, and that’s because of Donald Trump’s leadership.”
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Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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