Leaked audio captures Ken Paxton privately trashing Trump

Ken Paxton, Donald Trump’s pick in the crucial Texas Senate race, has been caught badmouthing the president.

Attorney General Ken Paxton said the Trump-led GOP convention in Dallas “dropped our numbers,” according to a recent audio recording published by The New York Times.

Incredible. Ken Paxton gets caught on tape trashing Trump’s midterm convention and telling donors that it hurt the GOP’s numbers, including his own. I could not imagine a better leak at a better time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...

In private remarks, Ken Paxton said Trump’s midterm convention hurt his Senate campaign www.texastribune.org/2026/09/30/k... #USDemocracy #ProudBlue Paxton agreed Trump’s Mid Term Convention was “kind of a drag” that is hurting his numbers I expect a Trump anti Paxton meltdown soon.

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Publicly, they kiss the ring. Privately, not so much. In new leaked audio obtained by The New York Times, Texas AG and GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton concedes Trump's influence tanked their numbers. lincolnsquare.media #KenPaxton #Trump #USPolitics

www.commondreams.org/news/ken-pax... Texas maga US Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately conceded that trump’s big “Trumpapalooza” midterm convention in the state backfired politically…..

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Caught on leaked audio, Ken Paxton admitted Trump’s Dallas convention hurt GOP polling: “Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.” Apparently, kissing Trump’s ass doesn’t stop him from sinking your campaign. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

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I don't know how badly it could have hurt him. He was already doing pretty badly on his own but everything Trump touches fails. So, it probably did some #USDemocracy Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him - The New York Times share.google/Q0IQNzlFznrV...

Ken Paxton Caught Privately Trashing Trump in Leaked Audio newrepublic.com/post/216014/... via @newrepublic.com

Do you feel he’s been a bit of a drag?” the unnamed source asks Paxton. In the audio, Paxton responds, “To be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.”

👺"It dropped our numbers. Everybody's numbers dropped": Leaked audio catches Ken Paxton admitting Donald Trump is dragging down Republicans in Texas🇺🇸👺

PAXTON: ““So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers,” Paxton replied. “Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.” That $100M of MAGA pack money going into Texas …Expect that to disappear overnight.  www.mediaite.com/media/news/b...