15 days ago
Trump quips Paxton is ‘pain in the ass,’ ‘a little controversial’
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Hill is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 2 Oct 2026, 03:17 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Trump quips Paxton is ‘pain in the ass,’ ‘a little controversial’”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
President Trump quipped that Texas Senate GOP candidate Ken Paxton was “a pain in the a‑‑” and acknowledged he was “a little controversial” during several stops in the Lone Star State and Oklahoma — unusually candid remarks about one of his own endorsees just weeks out from the November elections.…
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Trump quips Paxton is ‘pain in the a‑‑,’ ‘a little controversial’
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Trump quips Paxton is ‘pain in the ass,’ ‘a little controversial’
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