Trump Trashes Ken Paxton in Convention Speech Meant to Boost His Senate Chances The Republican convention in Dallas was intended to showcase party unity and strength, but it ended up highlighting President Donald Trump's well documented inability to stay on script.
During his keynote speech, Trump veered off from his teleprompter aided remarks to insult Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a man he had endorsed in the competitive Senate race against Democrat James Talarico.
Paxton, who has been endorsed by Trump despite criticism from some within the Texas GOP establishment, seemed unfazed by the president's jabs.