The defeated Texas senator made his thoughts known on Friday in a cryptic social media post that resembled a song the president often quotes at rallies.

The barrage of ads helped drive record turnout, with 7.4% of registered voters casting a ballot in the high-stakes U.S. Senate race.

The Republican primary for U.S. Senate reached an end on Tuesday as voters picked Paxton to take on Democrat James Talarico in the midterms.

The win means Trump — and Democrats — get their preferred candidate for a general election matchup with James Talarico.

John Cornyn was a loyal Republican soldier. There’s no disputing that Cornyn’s voting record was almost perfectly aligned with Trump. Ken Paxton’s lopsided victory captured an important reality of the GOP in 2026,

A former state Supreme Court justice, Texas attorney general and a four-term U.S. senator, Cornyn had held on in the Republican Party as it transformed from the party of Bush, to the Tea Party movement and eventually the dominion of Trump.

Cornyn's criticism of Trump in 2023 lingered in his failed reelection bid as Trump's social media posts proved.

The president has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the race.