Trump on the phone on Fox, asked about if he regrets elevating Ken Paxton: "I had no choice. Ken Paxton, he's a good guy. And I just wasn't a fan of Cornyn. I just wasn't a fan. I found him to be a disloyal guy. He was not a fan of mine, to be honest, when it wasn't fashionable, he wasn't there….when it was fashionable, he kissed my ass. I remember the other days. And I just felt I couldn't endorse him."

Gabby Birenbaum is the Washington Correspondent for the Texas Tribune. She covers the Texas congressional delegation and the impact of federal policy on Texas. Gabby previously covered Washington for The...