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3 outlets · filed 1 October 2026

Trump gets back at Ken Paxton after he criticized GOP convention calling struggling Senate hopeful a ‘pain in the a**’

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Trump has repeatedly insulted Paxton, spending both days of his GOP convention complaining about his fashion sense

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ABC News and The Hill both frame the day around Trump traveling to Texas, but ABC makes that the main story and ties it directly to the midterm campaign for Republican candidates. The Hill treats it as one item in a live updates rundown and instead foregrounds the Senate leaving Washington for recess and the pile of unfinished legislation. Only ABC's extract mentions polls and GOP control of Congress, while only The Hill's extract mentions the farm bill, FISA authorization, defense authorization and appropriations bills.

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