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Trump teases kingmaker endorsement in Texas ‘soon’ to force other candidate out of runoff

President Donald Trump says he'll soon take sides in the costly Republican Senate primary showdown in Texas between longtime Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton."I will be making my Endorsement soon," the president wrote Wednesday in a social media post the day after Cornyn and Paxton advanced to a May 26 runoff election. The two heated rivals topped a crowded field of contenders in Tuesday's primary, but since no one cleared the 50% threshold, the nomination race heads into overtime.Trump added that he "will be asking the candidate that I don’t Endorse to immediately DROP O...