作者：亚历克斯·米勒
福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年2月27日 美国东部时间下午7:17
得克萨斯州共和党参议院初选堪称一场血腥厮杀，而总统唐纳德·特朗普并未介入其中。
周五，特朗普现身得克萨斯州科珀斯克里斯蒂，宣传其能源议程，本有机会在这场争议性的竞选中表明立场并支持某位候选人。
得克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科恩（R-Texas）是长期在位者，正抵御七名挑战者的挑战。
但真正的角逐是在科恩、得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿和得克萨斯州共和党众议员韦斯利·亨特之间展开。
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2026年2月27日，华盛顿特区，白宫南草坪，总统唐纳德·特朗普从“海军陆战队一号”上走下时停下来与媒体交谈。（希瑟·迪尔/盖蒂图片社）
三人都出席了特朗普的集会，这让人想起了主导他2024年成功竞选的电视直播式政治秀。然而，随着初选临近选举日，特朗普并未支持其中任何一人。
特朗普对三人都表示认可——他将科恩和帕克斯顿并列提及，随后在讲话中提到了亨特。他指出，他们都参与了一场“有趣的选举”。
“他们正在进行一场小小的角逐，”特朗普在谈及科恩和帕克斯顿时表示，“你们知道的，对吧？有点竞争。这将会是一场有趣的角逐，对吧？他们俩也都是非常优秀的人。”
亨特就所谓的家庭‘公开个人信息’事件向科恩竞选团队成员提出警方报告
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得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿和得克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科恩（盖蒂图片社）
科恩正寻求参议院第五个任期，在这场激烈的初选中为政治生涯而战，特朗普多次拒绝表态支持他。此外，参议院共和党领导层也全力支持他。
帕克斯顿多年来一直面临丑闻困扰，但他与总统高度结盟，并在众议院组建了一个保守派支持者联盟，其中包括得克萨斯州共和党众议员特洛伊·内尔斯，他本周早些时候将帕克斯顿带到了特朗普的国情咨文演讲现场。
在三人激烈角逐之际，资金正以创纪录的速度消耗。AdImpact的数据显示，到目前为止，参议院初选已花费了惊人的1.1亿美元，其中8800万美元投入了共和党这场竞争。
科恩警告称，随着血腥初选战升温，帕克斯顿将成为共和党‘死亡之吻’
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2025年4月10日，美国国会大厦，得克萨斯州共和党众议员韦斯利·亨特走上众议院台阶，就预算决议进行投票。（比尔·克拉克/国会山报，通过盖蒂图片社）
由于候选人众多，这场竞选很可能会进入决选，而决选将在5月底前演变成一场残酷的冲刺。帕克斯顿认为，到3月3日，他可能以至少50%的选票脱颖而出，而科恩则着眼于持久战。
备受瞩目的特朗普支持可能会让任何一方在得克萨斯州（红宝石色共和党票仓）胜出。他或许已接近选定自己支持的候选人。
在活动开始前，特朗普被问及是否已决定支持谁。
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“差不多了，”他告诉记者。
但当被问及是否会透露具体是谁时，他表示：“不会。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道的撰稿人，负责报道美国参议院相关新闻。
Trump acknowledges ‘interesting election’ between Cornyn, Paxton and Hunt at Corpus Christi rally
By Alex Miller
Fox News
Published February 27, 2026 7:17pm EST
The Texas Senate primary for Republicans is a bloodbath, and President Donald Trump isn’t wading in.
Trump, who appeared in Corpus Christi, Texas, to tout his energy agenda Friday, had the opportunity to stake his claim in the contentious race and endorse a candidate.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is the longtime incumbent fending off seven challengers.
But the real race is between Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas.
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President Donald Trump stops to speak to the media as he departs from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
All three were in attendance at Trump’s rally, reminiscent of the made-for-TV spectacles that dominated his successful 2024 election campaign. Yet Trump didn’t endorse any of them as Election Day in the primary fast approaches.
Trump acknowledged all three — he paired Cornyn and Paxton and mentioned Hunt later in his remarks. He noted that they were all engaged in an “interesting election.”
“They’re in a little race together,” Trump said of Cornyn and Paxton. “You know that, right? A little bit of a race. It’s going to be an interesting one, right? They’re both great people, too.”
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and John Cornyn, R-Texas(Getty Images)
Cornyn is running for a fifth term in the Senate and fighting for his political life in a nasty primary election that Trump has time and again refused to weigh in on. He’s got the full weight of Senate Republican leadership behind him, too.
Paxton, who has faced headwinds with scandals over the years, has strongly aligned himself with the president and built a coalition of conservative backers in the House, including Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, who brought him to Trump’s State of the Union earlier this week.
And while the trio duke it out, money is being burned at a record pace. So far, a whopping $110 million has been spent on the Senate primaries, and $88 million of that has been dumped into the GOP contest, according to data from AdImpact.
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Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, walks up the House steps for a vote on the budget resolution in the U.S. Capitol April 10, 2025.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Given the crowded field, it’s likely the race will head to a runoff, which will turn into a brutal sprint until late May. Paxton believes he could come out on top with at least 50% of the vote come March 3, while Cornyn is eying the long game.
The coveted Trump endorsement could put either over the top in ruby red Texas. And he may be close to picking his favorite.
Ahead of the event, Trump was asked if he had decided who to endorse.
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“Pretty much,” he told reporters.
But when asked if he would say who, he said, “No.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.