2026年5月26日 美国东部时间12:35 / 福克斯新闻
部分共和党人担忧特朗普的选择会危及这个数十年以来稳固的共和党席位
福克斯新闻 亚历克斯·米勒 报道
总统唐纳德·特朗普在德克萨斯州联邦参议员选举中做出选择后不久，参议院共和党人的气氛立刻发生了变化。
当时多名议员正前往参加每周一次的闭门午餐会，原本准备就目前陷入停滞的移民拨款法案展开辩论，并规划参议院本周本应充满激烈交锋的日程。
但特朗普选择支持德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿，而非长期任职的现任参议员、德克萨斯州共和党人约翰·康尼恩，这让哪怕是最健谈的议员都脸色凝重。部分人担忧，这一选择会危及这个数十年来稳固属于共和党的席位。
特朗普在康尼恩与帕克斯顿的德克萨斯州参议员决选中展现“让美国再次强大”派实力
现任德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·康尼恩（左）与德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿将在共和党初选决选中对决。（迈克尔·M·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社；安特拉尼克·塔维蒂安/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丽莎·穆尔科斯基表示，她对这一决定“极度失望”。
“我认为这会让该席位陷入危险，”穆尔科斯基说道。
“根据我看到的民调数据，没错，”她补充道，“如果我们失去德克萨斯州这样的州，这怎么能帮助强化总统的影响力呢？”
决选获胜者将迎战得克萨斯州州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉利科——他今年早些时候轻松击败了得克萨斯州民主党众议员贾斯敏·克罗克特，并且已经获得了包括前总统巴拉克·奥巴马在内的多位知名民主党人的背书。
冉冉新星塔拉利科在德克萨斯州参议员民主党初选中击败激进派进步派议员克罗克特
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396651666112
如果帕克斯顿最终胜出，历史将站在他这边。德克萨斯州自1988年以来从未选出过民主党籍参议员。尽管如此，许多共和党人仍认为康尼恩是更优选择。曾在2024年带领参议院共和党竞选团队夺回多数席位的蒙大拿州共和党参议员史蒂夫·戴恩斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，他仍在支持康尼恩。
“我确实相信我们能够拿下德克萨斯州，但我认为（约翰·康尼恩）是最稳妥的选择，”戴恩斯说道。
康尼恩长期以来一直抨击帕克斯顿在竞选期间牵扯的丑闻，包括他的弹劾案和所谓的婚外情，并警告称，如果帕克斯顿胜出，他将成为共和党在11月选举中的“累赘”。
“现在是时候让德克萨斯州共和党选民决定了：他们是想要一位能够帮助其他共和党候选人在下级选举中胜出、并在11月击败塔拉利科的强劲候选人，还是选择一位会危及我们所有关切之事的弱势候选人。我信任德克萨斯州的共和党选民，”康尼恩说道。
帕克斯顿的竞选策略师尼克·马杜克斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，帕克斯顿是一位久经考验的赢家，曾三次在全州选举中胜出。
“这是康尼恩竞选团队唯一的攻击点，因为在从政42年一事无成之后，康尼恩没有任何政绩可以作为竞选资本，”马杜克斯说道，“归根结底，肯·帕克斯顿将成为今年秋季的共和党候选人，我们已经准备好团结全党。”
民主党在关键参议员选举中看到机会，共和党内斗持续：“最后可行的策略”
周二的决选获胜者将迎战得克萨斯州州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉利科，他今年早些时候轻松击败了得克萨斯州民主党众议员贾斯敏·克罗克特。（马克·费利克斯/盖蒂图片社）
“共和党正面临德克萨斯州有史以来参选的最激进民主党人，共和党人必须团结起来，将我们的州从他的极端观点中拯救出来，”他继续说道。
不过，在初选决选开始一周前，特朗普背书帕克斯顿的消息让参议院共和党人感到震惊——他们此前还在为路易斯安那州共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪输给特朗普背书的众议员朱莉娅·莱特洛一事耿耿于怀。
如今选举日已经到来，康尼恩和帕克斯顿将在本届选举周期中进行最后一次对决。康尼恩的许多同僚拒绝转而支持帕克斯顿，多人警告称帕克斯顿背负的包袱可能会危及该席位。
“我曾认为肯·帕克斯顿是重刑犯，”卡西迪告诉记者。
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曾大力游说特朗普支持康尼恩的参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩表示，最终背书帕克斯顿是特朗普的决定。
“康尼恩参议员是一位有原则的保守派，”图恩说道，“他是德克萨斯州一位非常高效的参议员。我们没人能控制总统的所作所为。他已经做出了决定。这不会改变我的想法，我当然会继续支持康尼恩参议员的连任竞选。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，负责报道美国参议院事务。
GOP fears Trump’s last-minute Texas endorsement could give Dems the upper hand
May 26, 2026 12:35pm EDT / Fox News
Some Republicans worry Trump’s choice will jeopardize a seat that has been safely red for decades
By Alex Miller, Fox News
Moments after President Donald Trump made his pick in the Texas Senate race, the mood among Senate Republicans immediately shifted.
Several were already en route to their weekly, closed-door lunch preparing to debate the now-stalled immigration funding package and lay out the road ahead for what was set to be a blistering week in the upper chamber.
But Trump’s decision to pick Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, turned even the chattiest of lawmakers stone-faced. And some worry that the choice will jeopardize a seat that has been safely Republican for decades.
TRUMP FLEXES MAGA MUSCLE IN TEXAS SENATE RUNOFF CLASH BETWEEN CORNYN AND PAXTON
Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, left, faces Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a GOP primary runoff election.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Antranik Tavitian/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said that she was “supremely disappointed” by the move.
“I think that this puts that seat in jeopardy,” Murkowski said.
“Based on the numbers that I’ve seen, yeah,” she said. “How does that help strengthen the president’s hand when we lose a state like Texas?”
The runoff winner will face insurgent Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who easily toppled Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, earlier this year and has been racking up endorsements from high-profile Democrats, including former President Barack Obama.
RISING STAR TALARICO TOPPLES PROGRESSIVE FIREBRAND CROCKETT IN HIGH-STAKES TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396651666112
History is on the side of Paxton should he come out on top. Texas hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1988. Still, many Republicans believed Cornyn was the better option. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., who chaired the Senate GOP’s campaign arm that clinched the majority in 2024, told Fox News Digital that he was still backing Cornyn.
“I do believe we are going to pull Texas, but I think [John Cornyn was the safest bet,” Daines said.
Cornyn has long thrashed Paxton for the scandals that followed him into the race, like his impeachment and alleged affair, and warned that should Paxton win, he’ll be an “albatross” for the GOP heading into November.
“It is now time for Texas Republican voters to decide if they want a strong nominee to help our GOP candidates down-ballot and defeat Talarico in November, or a weak nominee who jeopardizes everything we care about. I trust the Republican voters of Texas,” Cornyn said.
Paxton campaign strategist Nick Maddux told Fox News Digital that Paxton was a proven winner, having come out on top of three statewide elections.
“This is the only talking point the Cornyn campaign has because, after 42 years of accomplishing nothing, Cornyn has no record to run on,” Maddux said. “The bottom line is that Ken Paxton will be the Republican nominee for this fall, and we are ready to unite the party.”
DEMS SEE OPENING IN KEY SENATE RACE AS BITTER GOP INFIGHTING CONTINUES: ‘LAST REMAINING STRATEGY’
Tuesday’s winner will face insurgent Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who easily toppled Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, earlier this year.(Mark Felix/Getty Images)
“The GOP is up against the most radical Democrat who’s ever run statewide in Texas, and Republicans need to come together to save our state from his extremist views,” he continued.
Still, Trump’s endorsement of Paxton a week ahead of the primary runoff battle between him and Cornyn sent a jolt through Senate Republicans, who were already still reeling from Sen. Bill Cassidy’s, R-La., primary loss to Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La.
Now that Election Day has arrived, Cornyn and Paxton will square off one last time this cycle. And many of Cornyn’s colleagues refused to jump ship and back Paxton, who several warned carried baggage that could imperil the seat.
“I thought Ken Paxton was a felon,” Cassidy told reporters.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who heavily lobbied Trump to back Cornyn, said that ultimately the Paxton endorsement was Trump’s call.
“Senator Cornyn is a principled conservative,” Thune said. “He is a very effective senator for the state of Texas. None of us control what the president does. He made his decision about that. That doesn’t change the way I feel, and I am certainly supportive of and will continue to be supportive of Senator Cornyn in his re-election.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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