Trump’s shadow looms over Texas race as Hunt accuses Cornyn of betrayal
FIRST ON FOX: The primary battle for Sen. John Cornyn's seat in Texas continues to rage on as newly announced candidate, Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, unleashed on the incumbent in...
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FIRST ON FOX: The primary battle for Sen. John Cornyn's seat in Texas continues to rage on as newly announced candidate, Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, unleashed on the incumbent in an interview with Fox News Digital, saying the GOP "has left him." Hunt, who entered the race earlier this month , did not mince words when ripping Cornyn over an alleged anti-President Donald Trump voting record and pointed to a number of Truth Social posts and reposts from Trump from 2023. "John Cornyn has spent 35 million dollars over the course of the past few months to still find himself in third place and polling in the low thirties," Hunt told Fox News Digital. "There's still 20% of the electorate that's undecided , which means that there's clearly room for us." TEXAS FINDS THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS REGISTERED TO VOTE ON STATE VOTER ROLLS "I've gotten into this race to give the true conservative Texan an option," Hunt continued. "And that's going to be between me and Ken Paxton, because, unfortunately for John Cornyn , he's not going to make it. This party has left him." Cornyn punched back at Hunt’s claims in a statement to Fox News Digital, calling the congressman a "show horse." "Senator Cornyn has voted with President Trump 99.3% of the time he’s been in the White House," Cornyn campaign senior advisor Matt Mackowiak told Fox News Digital. "Is Wesley Hunt calling President Trump liberal? Wesley Hunt voted for Hillary Clinton in 2008 and didn’t vote for Trump in November 2016." JASMINE CROCKETT ASKS WHAT BLACK WOMAN 'HURT' TRUMP IN THE PAST "He’s missed 27% of all House votes THIS YEAR when President Trump needed him with a 2 or 3 seat margin," Mackowiak continued. "While show horses like Wesley Hunt run their mouth, Sen. Cornyn works to effectively represent Texas, deliver conservative victories and advance Trump’s agenda." Hunt blasted Cornyn on the voting record the senator defended, saying the incumbent has not stood with Trump and is lying about his voting history. "He…