INTRO: Texas Attorney General and Republican nominee Ken Paxton is facing off against Democratic nominee James Talarico (ta-luh-REE’-koh) to become the state’s next senator. Speaking at a rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, Tuesday … the president claims Talarico can’t represent Texas.
ACK: President Donald Trump
TAG: Talarico has attacked Paxton for his past scandals … including when he was impeached by his own party over corruption accusations. Paxton was later acquitted by the Texas Senate. The latest Fox News Power Rankings consider the race for Texas’ Senate seat to be a toss-up … and could determine which party controls the Senate.
KEYWORD: Politics, POTUS, Election
