Trump compares Dem Senate candidate to freckle-faced cartoon character, promises to campaign for Paxton

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. In his first post-victory interview with Fox News Digital, Ken Paxton thanked President Trump for his endorsement, predicted Cornyn supporters. President Donald Trump compared Democrat Texas Senate nominee James Talarico to MAD Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman on Wednesday while separately vowing to campaign for his Republican rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton, who gained Trump's endorsement just one week ago, defeated longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn by nearly 30 points in Tuesday's runoff election for the Republican nomination. In a post on Truth Social, Trump congratulated Paxton on his "tremendous win", and also Cornyn for "having run a strong and powerful race but, more importantly, having had a truly great career." "His opponent, Alfred E. Neuman, may be the worst TEXAS candidate I have ever seen," Trump then said about Talarico, a