Trump calls for Paxton-Talarico debate as Texas Senate race heats up

President Donald Trump called for a debate between Texas’s Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in the state’s highly competitive Senate race.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, upon information and belief, James TalaFREAKo, who is running for the United States Senate in Texas, is MISSING IN ACTION!” Trump wrote Wednesday night on Truth Social. “He should immediately report to a Debate Stage against Ken Paxton, who is ready, willing, and able.”