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Five weeks after teasing endorsement, Trump still on sidelines of Cornyn-Paxton Senate runoff

The president could still weigh in over the next seven weeks. But his inaction before last month’s dropout deadline has only hardened the rivalry.

On March 4, the day after the Texas Senate Republican primary, President Donald Trump was resolute — he would be endorsing “soon” in the runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, and he wanted the contest to end quickly. More than a month later, the president has been noncommittal about the runoff. […]

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