Paxton admits Trump’s Iran war and US gas prices are plaguing Republicans in leaked audio
by Ariana Baio from US news | The Guardian on (#78X26)
Texas attorney general acknowledged affordability was his party's biggest problem' heading into the midterms
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general running as the Republican candidate in a competitive Senate race, admitted privately that rising fuel prices as a result of Donald Trump's Iran war were hurting his party before the midterms in the latest leaked audio recording.
Asked what issues were dragging" his campaign at a closed-door fundraising event, Paxton replied, It's not tariffs ... it's the war, it's gas prices, it's diesel," according to an audio recording shared with Axios.
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