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总统特朗普周三表示，他将很快在得克萨斯州共和党参议院竞选中做出支持决定，并呼吁他不支持的候选人退选。在共和党资深参议员约翰·科宁（John Cornyn）和州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿（Ken Paxton）之间展开的激烈角逐中，两人将在5月26日进入决选。
“我很快就会做出支持决定，并会要求我不支持的候选人立即退出竞选！这公平吗？我们必须在11月获胜！！！”特朗普在社交媒体上发文称。
周二的初选中，科宁和帕克斯顿均未获得超过50%的选票，此外还有众议员韦斯利·亨特（Wesley Hunt）参选。根据得州法律，他们现在必须进入决选。
这场竞选已经成为历史上最昂贵的参议院初选。截至周三上午，98%的选票已统计完毕，科宁以不到3万票的优势领先。
共和党方面的最终获胜者将面对得州州议员詹姆斯·塔拉利科（James Talarico），他在民主党初选中击败了美国众议员贾丝明·克罗基特（Jasmine Crockett），这场竞争凸显了民主党内部的分歧。塔拉利科可以开始在大选阶段的竞选活动，而帕克斯顿和科宁将继续在决选中一决高下。
特朗普在社交媒体帖子中称，科宁和帕克斯顿之间的角逐“必须立即停止！”
“我们有一个容易击败的激进左翼对手，我们必须完全专注于迅速而果断地击败他！”特朗普写道，“约翰和肯都进行了出色的竞选，但还不够。现在，这场竞选必须做到完美！”
帕克斯顿已三次当选总检察长，长期以来一直是特朗普的盟友，但他的职业生涯丑闻缠身，包括被自己所在政党弹劾、因另一宗证券欺诈案被起诉，以及据称与现已分居的妻子有不忠行为。
与此同时，科宁在参议院担任共和党领导职务多年，在参议院有许多盟友希望特朗普支持他。共和党参议院竞选机构已向科宁的竞选活动投入数百万美元。
特朗普此前一直没有介入这场竞选，表示他喜欢所有三位候选人。周三上午，与总统关系密切的共和党消息人士告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，他们预计特朗普会在决选前表态。
特朗普曾三次在选票上出现在得州并获胜，2024年，该州为他投的票数超过其他任何单一州。他在几乎所有得州众议院竞选中都进行了支持，但只在第2国会选区没有表态，当时现任众议员丹·克伦肖（Dan Crenshaw）面临州议员史蒂夫·托特（Steve Toth）的初选挑战，托特在周二晚上的初选中获胜。
周二晚上，科宁和帕克斯顿都继续互相攻击。
“我拒绝让像肯·帕克斯顿这样有缺陷、以自我为中心且厚颜无耻的候选人，将我们多年来辛苦建立的一切置于危险之中，”科宁说，“肯·帕克斯顿的审判日即将来临。”
帕克斯顿则指责科宁试图“用另一亿美元的资金来窃取这场参议院竞选，但我们今晚证明了：虽然金钱可能站在他们那边，但人民站在我们这边。”
得州另一位共和党参议员泰德·克鲁兹（Ted Cruz）周三表示，他不会在这场竞选中表态。
“约翰·科宁是我的好朋友，帕克斯顿也是我的好朋友，”克鲁兹说，“我之前都支持过他们两人，也和他们一起竞选过，正如我从竞选一开始就说过的，我不会介入这场竞选。我相信得州的选民。我们会有一场决选，竞争将十分激烈，得州人民将做出决定。”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cornyn-paxton-head-to-runoff-while-talarico-projected-winner-over-crockett-in-texas-primary/
Trump says he will endorse “soon” in Texas GOP Senate runoff, calls on other candidate to drop out
March 4, 2026 / 2:59 PM EST / CBS News
President Trump said Wednesday that “I will be making my endorsement soon” in the Texas Republican Senate race and called on the candidate he doesn’t pick to drop out. The hard-fought race between longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton is headed to a May 26 runoff.
“I will be making my Endorsement soon, and will be asking the candidate that I don’t Endorse to immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE! Is that fair? We must win in November!!!” Mr. Trump posted on social media.
Neither Cornyn nor Paxton managed to secure 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary election, which also included Rep. Wesley Hunt. Under Texas law, they must now go to a runoff.
The race already was the most expensive Senate primary in history. As of Wednesday morning, with 98% of the vote counted, Cornyn led by less than 30,000 votes.
Whoever eventually triumphs on the Republican side will face Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who won the Democratic primary against U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, ending the contest that highlighted a divide in the Democratic Party. Talarico can begin campaigning in the general election while Paxton and Cornyn continue to duke it out in the runoff.
Mr. Trump said in his social media post that the race between Cornyn and Paxton “MUST STOP NOW!”
“We have an easy to beat, Radical Left Opponent, and we have to TOTALLY FOCUS on putting him away, quickly and decisively!” Mr. Trump wrote. “Both John and Ken ran great races, but not good enough. Now, this one, must be PERFECT!”
Paxton, who has been elected three times as attorney general, has long been an ally of Mr. Trump’s, but he has a scandal-plagued career, including being impeached by his own party, being indicted in a separate securities fraud case, and allegedly cheating on his now-estranged wife.
Cornyn, meanwhile, has served in Republican leadership in the Senate and has many allies there who want Mr. Trump to endorse him. The GOP’s Senate campaign arm has poured millions into Cornyn’s campaign.
Mr. Trump had previously stayed out of the race, saying he liked all three candidates. GOP sources close to the president told CBS News Wednesday morning that they expect him to weigh in ahead of the runoff.
Mr. Trump won Texas all three times he was on the ballot, and in 2024, the state delivered more votes for him than any other single state. He made endorsements in nearly every U.S. House race in Texas and many state-level races, but he opted not to weigh in only in the 2nd Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Dan Crenshaw faced a primary challenger, state Rep. Steve Toth. Toth won the primary Tuesday night.
In remarks on Tuesday night, Cornyn and Paxton both continued their attacks on each other.
“I refuse to allow a flawed, self-centered and shameless candidate like Ken Paxton risk everything we’ve worked so hard to build over these many years,” Cornyn said. “Judgment Day is coming for Ken Paxton.”
Paxton, meanwhile, accused Cornyn of trying to “steal the election with another $100 million going into this Senate race, but here’s what we proved tonight: While the money may be on their side, the people are on our side.”
Texas’ other GOP senator, Sen. Ted Cruz, said Wednesday that he would not be endorsing in the race.
“John Cornyn is a good friend of mine, Paxton is a good friend of mine,” Cruz said. “I have endorsed both of them previously. I’ve campaigned with both of them previously, and as I’ve said, from the beginning of this race, I’m staying out of the race. I trust the voters in Texas. We’re going to have a runoff. It will be vigorously contested, and the people of Texas will decide.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cornyn-paxton-head-to-runoff-while-talarico-projected-winner-over-crockett-in-texas-primary/
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