Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, an ally of President Donald Trump, told Newsmax on Tuesday why he will challenge Sen. John Cornyn in next year’s Republican primary.

“Texans have not gotten the same type of representation from him as we have [Sen.] Ted Cruz,” Paxton told “Finnerty.” “He’s pushed gun restrictions. He was not supportive of Trump building the border wall. He’s criticized it many times, although he’s been very supportive of sending that same money to Ukraine.

“And he’s generally not been supportive of Trump, either in 2016, when he said he was an albatross around our neck, or in 2024, when he said he shouldn’t run, that we should have another choice.”

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