Trump Backs Rivals of GOP Members Who Voted for Paxton Impeachment

President Donald Trump has given his ‘complete’ endorsement to four Republican candidates challenging Texas GOP representatives.

Former President Donald Trump celebrates his victory at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., on Jan. 23, 2024. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed four Republican candidates seeking to unseat Texas GOP lawmakers who voted for the impeachment of the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton last year.

President Trump said on Truth Social on Feb. 21 that candidates Liz Case, Mike Olcott, Helen Kerwin, and Alan Schoolcraft will have his “complete and total endorsement” in the Texas GOP primary scheduled for March 5.