Donald Trump mocked Texas Republican Senate candidate and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appearance and manner of speaking but continued to endorse him, calling Paxton one of the nation’s top attorneys general. Paxton was impeached by the Texas House in 2023 on abuse-of-office charges and acquitted by the state Senate; he denies wrongdoing.

2026-09-10

Donald Trump mocked Texas Republican Senate candidate and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appearance and manner of speaking but continued to endorse him, calling Paxton one of the nation’s top attorneys general. Paxton was impeached by the Texas House in 2023 on abuse-of-office charges and acquitted by the state Senate; he denies wrongdoing.