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Trump attempts to save Ken Paxton during Texas double-header with last-ditch vow to unleash 1 million barrels of 'free oil'... as Republicans fear the worst

2026-10-28

[DM] President Donald Trump attempted to save Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton Tuesday with a double-header of rallies and a pledge of 'free' oil that his administration was bringing into the United States.

Paxton, the state's attorney general, is locked in a tight race against Democratic state Representative James Talarico, in what has traditionally been a very red state.

Most polls this month have shown Paxton trailing, alarming Republicans that the seat is in great danger.

Trump attended the first rally of the day in the port city of Corpus Christi, where the oil tanker Angerona was docked outside.

'We have a little breaking news,' he told the audience. 'See that little ship out there? That's got 1 million barrels of oil on it from Venezuela. And we're celebrating the greatest oil victory in history. To the victor belong the spoils, right?'

In January, Trump ordered US forces to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, putting his No. 2, Delcy Rodríguez, in charge. In August, he announced an agreement granting the US a fifth of Venezuela's oil. And on Tuesday, the first shipment had arrived.

'But the oil on the ships outside is being provided to the United States at zero cost to the American taxpayer. That's not bad,' he added.

Paxton - and many Republicans on the ballot - are facing headwinds due to the high gas prices caused by Trump's war with Iran, with gas hitting an average of $4.27 per gallon nationally, and the slightly lower average of $3.71 in Texas.

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