Texas Senate race: Trump backs Ken Paxton and wants Paxton and Democrat James Talarico to debate

Summary

President Donald Trump traveled to Texas on October 7, for the second time in less than a week, to speak at a rally in San Antonio for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, as even Republicans increasingly said they might lose the stronghold, according to PBS NewsHour and Bloomberg. After earlier grumbles, Trump offered support for Paxton but focused much of the speech on a defense of Trump's own record, The New York Times reported, while a series of protests disrupted the rally, according to ABC News. Trump wants Paxton and Democratic nominee James Talarico to debate, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour: Talarico has stopped holding campaign events, the campaign team saying Talarico has the flu, and Paxton saw an opening to pounce.

Latest: Trump wants Ken Paxton and Democratic nominee James Talarico to debate, after Talarico stopped holding campaign events, the campaign team saying Talarico has the flu.

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