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Trump Teases Tuesday Texas Endorsement Week Out From Runoff

By Dan Gooding Newsweek
US-POLITICS-HEALTHCARE-TRUMP. US President Donald Trump takes questions from the press during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026.
US-POLITICS-HEALTHCARE-TRUMP. US President Donald Trump takes questions from the press during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026. KENT NISHIMURA Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would announce who he was endorsing in the Texas Senate runoff, a week out from the deciding vote.

Current GOP Senator John Cornyn is up against current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to be the party’s candidate in this November’s midterms, but the president has so far avoided backing any one contender.

“There are those that say whoever I endorse is going to win,” the president told reporters at the White House Tuesday. “I don't know if that's true. Historically that's absolutely true. I just don’t like to say it because I don’t like to brag.”

Whoever wins the runoff will be up against Democratic Party candidate James Talarico.

This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.

US President Donald Trump takes questions from the press during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026.
US President Donald Trump takes questions from the press during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026. KENT NISHIMURA AFP via Getty Images

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This story was originally published May 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM.

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