President Donald Trump still isn’t ready to tip his hand in the race for U.S. Senate in Texas.
When asked about who he’ll support in the 2026 U.S. Senate Republican primary, the former president doubled down on previous comments that he “likes them both” when pressed about Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn.
For now, Trump is holding his fire — but the battle lines are already being drawn, and gun rights are at the center of it.
The Field: Paxton vs. Cornyn
On one side stands Attorney General Ken Paxton, endorsed by Texas Gun Rights PAC, its national affiliate National Association for Gun Rights PAC, and Gun Owners of America.
Paxton has earned a national reputation as America’s most pro-gun attorney general, suing the Biden administration repeatedly, including stopping the ATF’s attempted universal gun registration scheme dead in its tracks.
On the other side is Sen. John Cornyn, whose record reads like a wish list for the gun control lobby. Cornyn not only supported but spearheaded major federal gun control pushes — from the failed “Fix NICS” gun registry expansion to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) in 2022. That law:
- Funded and incentivized red flag gun confiscation without due process.
- Expanded the NICS gun registry.
- Gave the ATF cover to push universal registration by forcing nearly all firearms transactions through FFLs.
For gun owners, the contrast could not be clearer.
Cornyn’s Convenient Amnesia
Cornyn, however, has recently developed a bout of political amnesia, claiming he never backed Biden’s gun control agenda.
That denial prompted Texas Gun Rights to blast him in a viral X post, reminding Texans of his leading role in advancing Biden’s BSCA.
Since then, Texas Gun Rights has launched a petition demanding Cornyn take a cognitive test, suggesting he has more in common with Joe Biden than many conservatives previously thought.
A High-Stakes Race
“This isn’t just another Senate race — it’s a referendum on the Second Amendment,” said Chris McNutt, President of Texas Gun Rights.
“Texans know who Ken Paxton is: the man who has gone to court time and again to stop Biden and the ATF from trampling our rights. And they know who John Cornyn is: the man who gave Biden the votes he needed to pass the biggest federal gun control in a generation. The choice couldn’t be starker.”
Texas on the Political Map
The Paxton–Cornyn fight is shaping up to be one of the highest-profile Senate races in America in 2026.
It’s also the biggest political showdown in Texas, rivaled only by the now contentious Republican primary for Attorney General, where multiple heavyweights are vying to replace Paxton.
For conservatives, for Trump, and especially for gun owners, Texas is once again ground zero.
Will you help Texas Gun Rights expose Cornyn’s gun control record, defend the Second Amendment, and mobilize Texans to ensure our lawmakers protect and restore gun rights?
