Trump endorses Paxton, upending Senate GOP plans in Texas race

was open to tweaking the filibuster to pass the legislation, but Paxton’s play appeared to sway Trump, who signaled his endorsement was on hold until the Senate approved the bill.

In teasing his endorsement earlier Tuesday, Trump told CNN’s Alayna Treene he had “pretty much always known who I was going to endorse. I just thought this was a good time.continue reading …