Leaked audio: Texas attorney general Paxton says Trump's Iran war and gas prices are plaguing Republicans

Summary

In leaked audio, Texas attorney general Paxton, the Republican Senate hopeful in Texas, admitted that President Trump's Iran war and US gas prices are plaguing Republicans, and acknowledged that affordability was his party's 'biggest problem' heading into the midterms. The Independent says the audio reveals him trashing the president, ahead of an awkward showdown between the two in Texas, where a recent poll shows Paxton trailing his Democratic opponent by 6 percentage points.

Latest: In leaked audio, Texas attorney general Paxton, the Republican Senate hopeful, admitted that Trump's Iran war and US gas prices are plaguing Republicans, calling affordability his party's 'biggest problem'.

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