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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump — who has long seemed like he just can’t seem to choose among friends in the Texas Senate Republican primary — says he’s “pretty much” decided whom to endorse in the critical March 3 contest.
But as the showman president is wont to do, he left the public — and the candidates themselves — hanging, as he declined on Friday to name who he’ll actually support. Instead, during his remarks in Corpus Christi, Texas, Trump made sure to acknowledge each of the three Republicans fighting for the nomination.
“We have a great attorney general, Ken Paxton. Where’s Ken? Hi, Ken,” Trump said. He continued, “And we have a great senator, John Cornyn. Hi, John.”
Noting that they’re in a “little bit of a race,” Trump added: ‘It’s going to be an interesting one, right? They’re both great people.”
Trump mentioned the third candidate, Rep. Wesley Hunt, after running through the long list of Texas lawmakers present: “Another friend of mine who is doing very well, Wesley Hunt. Wesley Hunt, what a good job.”
During his visit Friday, which marked his first out-of-Washington trip since Tuesday’s Read Entire Article
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