Exclusive | Pro-Ken Paxton PAC ad claims John Cornyn Betrayed President Trump amid scramble for endorsement
WASHINGTON — A blistering new attack ad from a super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that state’s bitter Senate race charges that incumbent John Cornyn “betrayed” President Trump as both men seek the chief executive’s backing in the May 26 runoff.“John Cornyn betrayed President Trump but helped Joe Biden install the most corrupt attorney general in American history,” a voice narrates the attack ad from the Lone Star Liberty PAC.“Cornyn defended rogue prosecutor Jack Smith and said ‘President Trump, himself, was to blame,'” the ad continued.“Cornyn even attacked House Republicans for investigating [Manhattan DA] Alvin Bragg’s false charges, but he supported [former FBI Director] James Comey.”Back in 2023, Cornyn raised concerns about Trump’s bid for the GOP nomination, telling reporters: “I think President Trump’s time has passed him by.”At the time, Republicans were frustrated with their weaker-than-expected performance in the 2022 midterms after several Trump-endorsed candidates lost winnable races.
Cornyn also praised 2024 GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley, who mounted what turned out to be the most sustained challenge to Trump for the nomination.Lone Star Liberty PAC also highlighted Cornyn’s vote to confirm then-President Joe Biden’s attorney general Merrick Garland, whom the senator claimed was committed to “keep politics out of the Justice Department.”Also in 2023, Cornyn called the indictment against Trump for hoarding national security documents “very serious” and noted that the matter was “out of his hands” and for the courts to decide.The attack ad further spotlighted Corny calling Comey “a good and decent man” while nudging House Republicans not to get too bogged down defending Trump after he was indicted by Bragg on charges of falsifying business records.“After saying for two weeks he would win without a runoff, Ken Paxton finished second in the primary and as a result he’...