Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton questioned Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico's absence from the campaign trail during President Donald Trump's rally in San Antonio on Wednesday, prompting a response from his opponent's campaign less than a month before the November midterm elections.Paxton led the crowd in chanting "Where is Talarico?" while asserting that the Democrat had not been seen campaigning in Texas for 11 days.Talarico's campaign told Fox News Digital that the Democrat has been sick with the flu and is expected to return to the campaign trail this weekend.PAXTON VENTS OVER LACK OF CAMPAIGN CONTROL AS DC ESTABLISHMENT HE ONCE BATTLED COMES TO HIS AIDPresident Donald Trump, left, listens as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a campaign rally at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Oct.7, 2026.
(Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)"After holding more than 100 public events and shaking tens of thousands of hands, James came down with the flu but will be back on the trail this weekend," JT Ennis, a campaign spokesperson for Talarico told Fox News Digital."Ken Paxton has been ignoring Texans this entire campaign, and his priorities are clear: he doesn’t answer to the people of this state — he answers to his billionaire megadonors and special interests."The statement from Talarico campaign spokesperson JT Ennis also criticized Paxton's campaign priorities, pushing back against the Republican's remarks as the two candidates compete for a U.S.
Senate seat.Trump also questioned Talarico's whereabouts during his remarks, repeatedly referencing the Democrat's absence while campaigning on Paxton's behalf.TRUMP-LINKED MAGA INC POURS $10M INTO KEN PAXTON'S TEXAS SENATE RACE AGAINST JAMES TALARICOPresident Donald Trump watches a video during a campaign rally at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Oct.7, 2026.
Trump visited Texas to campaign for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)The president suggested...