President Donald Trump campaigned on Tuesday in Texas to support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other Republicans with the midterms approaching on Nov. 3.
During his hour-plus speech in Corpus Christi, Trump talked about the war with Iran, his border policies, and highlighted the successes he said his tariffs were producing while suggesting the United States could make Venezuela a 51st state.
“These rallies have really energized the Republican Party,” the president told the Corpus Christi crowd.
Paxton is running for a U.S. Senate seat and facing Democrat James Talarico. Republicans control both chambers of Congress. The GOP has a 53–45 majority in the Senate. There are two independents who caucus with the Democrats. In the House, Republicans hold a 218–214 majority with one independent and two vacancies. …