Trump quips Paxton is ‘pain in the ass,’ ‘a little controversial’

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:17:24 GMT

President Trump quipped that Texas Senate GOP candidate Ken Paxton was “a pain in the ass” and acknowledged he was “a little controversial” during several stops in the Lone Star State and Oklahoma — unusually candid remarks about one of his own endorsees just weeks out from the November elections. “When I was being hit...

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