TX AG Paxton, Sen. Cornyn clash on X over $95B aid package.
In this May 26, 2021, photo, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Tuesday’s long-delayed vote on a major foreign aid package is causing another round of Republican infighting. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Senator John Cornyn have traded posts on X, formerly known as Twitter. Paxton took aim first, shortly after a bipartisan group of senators pushed the legislation over the finish line with 70 for and 29 against.
Paxton’s post on X reads, “Unbelievable that John Cornyn would stay up all night to defend other countries borders, but not America.” Henson says Tuesday’s power struggle is no surprise after Paxton was acquitted last year of corruption charges in a historic impeachment led by members of his own party.
Henson says since most Republican voters are not on X, the public dispute between Paxton and Cornyn is primarily for the press, activists and a narrow band of very engaged voters who follow politicians on social media.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
In Texas GOP primary, border overshadows vouchers, PaxtonDespite all the hubbub about vouchers and the attorney general’s impeachment, it’s still about the border.
Read more »
What’s inside the Senate’s $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter ChinaThe Senate jettisoned from the package a bipartisan effort to boost immigration enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border after most Republican senators, following the lead of former President Donald T…
Read more »
Tragic murder-suicide leaves two dead, two toddlers found unharmedAn apparent murder-suicide has taken the lives of two people on the South Side.
Read more »
'Ukraine is not the end,' Romney warns as Utah's senators split on emergency foreign aidUtah's senators are split on a $95 billion foreign aid package Monday, with Mitt Romney calling it the 'most important vote' senators will take.
Read more »
Senate approves Ukraine, Israel foreign aid packageEven though the $95 billion aid package passed the upper chamber, its prospects in the House appear dim.
Read more »
Senate passes controversial foreign aid bill sending billions to Ukraine, Israel and TaiwanThe Senate passed the $95 billion national security supplemental package to assist Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific — without any border security provisions.
Read more »