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Trump said he wanted one of the Texas Senate candidates to drop out. Now he’s…
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Trump said he wanted one of the Texas Senate candidates to drop out. Now he’s missed the deadline - CNN
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The CNN article's major claims about Trump's missed deadline for Texas Senate endorsement are accurate and well-documented. Trump did promise to make an endorsement and ask one candidate to drop out, the withdrawal deadline was March 17, and both candidates remained on the ballot.
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Key Findings
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Trump posted on March 4 promising to endorse soon and ask the other candidate to drop out
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The Texas withdrawal deadline was March 17 at 5 p.m. CST based on state law
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Neither John Cornyn nor Ken Paxton withdrew by the deadline, forcing a runoff both remained on May 26 ballot
Claim Analysis (3)
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"Trump said he wanted one of the Texas Senate candidates to drop out"
Trump posted on Truth Social March 4 stating he would endorse soon and ask the non-endorsed candidate to 'immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE'
Sources:
Truth Social post Multiple news outlets
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"Trump missed the deadline for candidate withdrawal"
The withdrawal deadline was March 17 at 5 p.m. CST, and Trump had not made an endorsement by then, meaning neither candidate withdrew
Sources:
Texas state law Campaign confirmations
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"The withdrawal deadline was Tuesday March 17"
Texas law requires withdrawal within three days after results are canvassed, and the GOP canvassed results earlier than expected, moving deadline to Tuesday
Sources:
Texas Tribune NBC News
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