Trump attacks fellow Republicans for ‘hurting Texas’ during senate election race – US politics live

A GOP loss in Texas would be a major blow for the US president and the Republicans Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump has accused fellow Republicans of “doing everything possible to make it hard” for Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee in the Texas Senate race. Katie Zacharia, the White House’s new press secretary, has stated that it is “unknown” how much she will engage…