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FIRST ON FOX:<\/strong> The bruising Texas Republican Senate primary has made its way to President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> State of the Union address, where one GOP rebel will enter a lion\u2019s den of lawmakers rooting against him.<\/p>\n

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to attend Trump\u2019s address Tuesday night as a guest of Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas. Inside the room, he will be face-to-face with one of his opponents, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Senate Republican leadership, who have sided with the longtime incumbent in the bloody, three-way primary battle.<\/p>\n

Paxton told Fox News Digital in an interview from Nehls\u2019 office that Tuesday was about Trump touting his accomplishments, not his battle for the GOP nomination in Texas.<\/p>\n

CORNYN WARNS PAXTON WOULD BE ‘KISS OF DEATH’ FOR GOP AS BLOODY PRIMARY RACE RAMPS UP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“If I see these guys, I’m going to be friendly. I’ve no axe to grind with [Senate Majority Leader] John Thune<\/a> or any of the other leadership \u2014 they’re doing their jobs,” Paxton said. “My axe to grind is with the guy that I’m running against, and his representation of the last 24 years has fallen way short. And Texans deserve better. And that’s the campaign, that’s not the State of the Union.”<\/p>\n

Early voting has already begun in the Lone Star State, where Paxton is hoping to unseat Cornyn, who is vying for his fifth term in the upper chamber. Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, is also in the mix but won\u2019t be attending Trump\u2019s State of the Union address.<\/p>\n

While Paxton was adamant that the address wasn\u2019t about his campaign, the tense race was hard to avoid. He and Cornyn are both vying for Trump\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n

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When asked why he invited Paxton, Nehls told Fox News Digital, “Because he’s going to be the next senator out of the great state of Texas.”<\/a><\/p>\n

“John Cornyn, he\u2019s gotta go,” Nehls said. “John, you know you’ve been up here for 24 years. If you can’t get your agenda done in 24, you’re not going to get it done in 30, right?”<\/p>\n

Matt Mackowiak, a senior campaign advisor for Cornyn, told Fox News Digital in a statement that the lawmaker was “delighted that the president of the Border Patrol Union<\/a> will be his guest tonight.”<\/p>\n

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“While Senator Cornyn has voted with President Trump 99.3% of the time, Ken Paxton was lying to taxpayers, lying to his staff and lying to his wife, all the while increasing his net worth by millions of dollars while in public office,” Mackowiak said. “He would devastate the GOP down-ballot if he\u2019s the nominee.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, both Nehls and Paxton were eager to hear Trump rattle through his accomplishments in what\u2019s expected to be a marathon address.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s actions on immigration<\/a> since starting his second term were top of mind for both Paxton and Nehls, who noted that during his time as a sheriff, he saw firsthand the effects of crime that would seep through the southern border.<\/p>\n

“Donald Trump put a stop to it right away,” Nehls said. “We have the most secure border we’ve ever had, and that’s because of Donald Trump’s leadership.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rebel-gop-senate-candidate-enters-lions-den-trumps-state-union <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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