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Trump-backed Paxton defeats Cornyn, launches gendered attacks in Texas

5/29/2026

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Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff, winning the nomination.
Paxton’s post-primary campaign used gender-based insults from manosphere and incel circles against James Talarico.
His ad called Talarico “too low-T for Texas,” continuing masculine-coded criticism.
U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton in the victory speech.
Advisor Stephen Miller posted on X that Democrats nominated Texas’s transgender Senate candidate, framing the race as gendered.

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Story summary

Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff, winning the nomination.
Paxton’s post-primary campaign used gender-based insults from manosphere and incel circles against James Talarico.
His ad called Talarico “too low-T for Texas,” continuing masculine-coded criticism.
U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton in the victory speech.
Advisor Stephen Miller posted on X that Democrats nominated Texas’s transgender Senate candidate, framing the race as gendered.