Trump Urges Loser to Quit Because Politics Isn’t a Participation Trophy Ceremony
KEY POINTS
- •President Trump plans to endorse Senator John Cornyn in the Texas Senate runoff scheduled for May 26.
- •Neither Cornyn nor Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a majority in the March 2 primary, prompting the runoff.
- •Trump urged the candidate he doesn’t pick to drop out, but both have refused so far.
In a Lone Star showdown set for May 26, Trump is finally endorsing Sen. John Cornyn over scandal-scarred Attorney General Ken Paxton. Cornyn and Paxton messed up so badly in Tuesday’s primary that neither hit a majority, dragging Texas into a 'bitter and expensive slog'—basically a gladiator match with lawyers and lobbyists instead of swords. Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s been lobbying like a Black Friday shopper for months, pushing Cornyn as the 'less poisonous' candidate while funneling tens of millions via the Senate Leadership Fund. Trump on Truth Social basically said, 'Drop out, loser,' but both refuse to quit, proving nothing says perseverance like clinging to Trump’s digital thumbs-up. Meanwhile, Republicans are worried because Democrat James Talarico crushed Jasmine Crockett in their own primary, sparking fears that Paxton’s scandals might hand over Texas Senate seats like unwanted fruitcake.
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Trump finally picked a side by telling the other to 'drop out'—because nothing screams leadership like public high school crowdsourcing for your campaign.
Watching Trump endorse Cornyn like a referee picking teams in dodgeball: 'You’re up, you’re down, no refunds.'
It’s hilarious how Texas Republicans treat Trump’s endorsement like restaurant Yelp reviews—‘Would not endorse again, five stars.’
Source: Axios | Published: 3/4/2026 | Author: Alex Isenstadt
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