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Paxton says Trump’s midterm convention ‘dropped our numbers’

Audio obtained by The New York Times captures Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton telling conservative donors that President Trump’s GOP midterm convention harmed his political standing.

Published Sep 30, 2026, 9:08 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Ken Paxton, a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, privately told a group of conservative lobbyists and donors that President Donald Trump’s first-ever GOP midterm convention, which he attended earlier this month, has hurt the attorney general politically, according to an audio recording obtained by The New York Times.