President Donald Trump is taking his midterm campaign blitz to Texas on Tuesday, with two rallies aimed at turning out Republicans as the party fights to protect its congressional majorities.
With Election Day just one week away, Trump plans stops in Corpus Christi and Lubbock to bolster GOP candidates, including Gov. Greg Abbott in his reelection bid and Attorney General Ken Paxton in his Senate race, according to The Hill.
Trump is scheduled to speak in Corpus Christi at 2 p.m. Central, followed by remarks at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center at 6 p.m., citing the Trump 47 Committee’s announcement.
A Push to Get Trump Voters to the Polls
The trip follows Trump’s earlier pledge to keep returning to Texas to help Paxton.
“I’ll be coming back to Texas, because we have to elect Ken Paxton,” Trump told Republicans at their September 9 convention in Dallas, The Texas Tribune reported. Paxton, speaking at the same event, praised Trump’s record and portrayed him as an ally who had consistently stood up for Texas.
The closing push centers on getting the president’s supporters to vote even though Trump himself is not on the ballot.
White House spokesman Davis Ingle defended that strategy in a statement to CNN last month, calling Trump “the unequivocal leader, best messenger, and unmatched motivator for the Republican Party.” Ingle said the president was committed to preserving GOP control of Congress.
Both Parties Make Their Final Push
Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in a competitive Senate contest. Talarico is also scheduled to campaign across West Texas on Tuesday, ending with his own evening rally in Lubbock, according to FOX 7 Austin.
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers in Howell, Michigan, The Hill reported—another stop in the administration’s final-week effort to translate presidential support into votes on November 3.
