Tuesday on CNN’s “News Central,” political commentator Jeff Flake claimed President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race put the seat in “jeopardy” for the Republican Party.
Host Brianna Keilar said, “In a race for the U.S. Senate. President Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Senator John Cornyn. The endorsement is a searing blow to Cornyn, who boasts a 99% voting record with Trump. And we’re learning that some Republicans on the Hill are not happy about this. We’re joined now by former Republican Senator Jeff Flake. And, Senator, we just heard from John Thune. Clearly, he is among those very much supporting John Cornyn. He calls him a principled conservative and a very effective senator for the state of Texas. But we just heard Vice President Vance say that this decision about Paxton is a message to incumbent lawmakers that
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