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'Why go to Texas?' Trump freezes as Fox News asks about Ken Paxton insulting him
What happened
RawStory reports that President Donald Trump paused when Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked why he was campaigning in Texas after Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately said Trump’s Dallas convention had hurt polling numbers. Trump called the convention a “tremendous success,” defended its audience figures and did not answer whether Paxton had contacted him.
The New York Times, citing a recording from a private Washington fundraiser, reported that Paxton told donors and lobbyists that polling numbers fell after the convention. His adviser Nick Maddux dismissed the…
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