Has Donald Trump just gifted Texas to the Democrats?
The News Agents - USA
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4.3 • 719 Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Ken Paxton - Texas Attorney General - and a politician with a string of sleaze investigations behind him - has just been anointed by Trump as the Texas Senate candidate.
Has Trump made a terrible mistake here? Why are the Democrats licking their lips? And is a blue seat in a deep red state starting to seem possible?
Later, Philadelphia congressman Brendan Boyle on Trump’s slush fund, the mid term races, and his urgent warning to British voters.
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents USA Podcast is brought to you by HSBC, UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:09.5 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:13.2 | Donald Trump wanted this time round to back the MAGA candidate. |
| 0:17.4 | Ken Paxton, one of the most euphemistically controversial candidates in this entire |
| 0:23.6 | Senate race. |
| 0:24.6 | Donald Trump wanted his man. He's got his man. He's doing a victory lap now. But in November, |
| 0:29.6 | it might be entirely different. |
| 0:31.6 | He comes with huge, huge questions surrounding him, which if you cared about the ethics of your politicians would represent a real problem. |
| 0:42.4 | Remind us all, what is Attorney General Paxton accused of doing? |
| 0:45.6 | The list is really long. |
| 0:47.3 | Bribery, dereliction of duty, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy. |
| 0:51.5 | A majority of Texas House Republicans voted to impeach one of their own |
| 0:56.0 | 60 Republicans voting in favor. Allegations he abused his office to benefit himself and a major |
| 1:02.3 | donor who allegedly paid for his home renovations and even helped him cover up an affair. |
| 1:07.6 | They claimed the AG used secret email accounts, burner phones, and a fake Uber |
| 1:12.5 | account to see his mistress. Paxson is a repugnant character. He's always been on the edge of |
| 1:17.3 | sort of criminal activities. Three felony fraud charges which have lingered for nine long years. And in |
| 1:23.3 | between it all, the state's top attorney had a mugshot. There are calls for Ken Paxton to step down. |
| 1:28.8 | Ken Paxton is an extremely flawed candidate, and I sense the worst is yet to come about his background. |
| 1:35.2 | Ken Paxton, how has the Republican Party just made this man its Senate candidate for Texas? |
| 1:43.7 | And might this hand a gift to the Democratic Party in the midterm |
| 1:48.1 | elections. Welcome to the Newsagents USA. |
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