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

President Donald Trump compared Democrat Texas Senate candidate James Talarico to MAD Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman on Wednesday while separately vowing to campaign for his Republican challenger, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton, who gained Trump's endorsement just one week ago, defeated longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn 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,...