Trump campaigns with Paxton Close Senate races loom

Oct 1

Fox carries Trump's live remarks from a Denton manufacturing facility alongside Ken Paxton. Trump attacks Democrats' border, transgender and sports positions, urges turnout, uses a mocking party nickname and makes his own climate assertions. Baier says new Iowa and Texas Senate polls are within sampling error. Aishah Hasnie reports Trump and Vance campaigning, quotes Trump defending the Dallas convention when asked about Paxton's criticism, and gives Trump's 44% approval and 55% disapproval. She cites FEC filings for more than $61 million spent on Paxton over two days and airs Hasan Piker's warning that Talarico must satisfy supporters. From Durant, she previews Trump's later Oklahoma appearance with endorsed Mike Mazzei and James Lankford; that appearance is still future.

At a Texas campaign-oriented appearance, Trump says inflation is real but caused by opponents and claims he is reducing it. He asserts unprecedented $21 trillion investment and appeals for Ken Paxton's election. DD India sets the remarks against reported price concerns and an unnamed media poll showing weak cost-of-living approval. Economic claims, appeals and polling interpretations remain attributed; no election outcome or independently verified investment total is asserted. ABC's October 1 account describes this Texas appearance as the start of Trump's major midterm swing, airs praise of Paxton and the difficult-partner remark, and revisits the earlier disclosed Dallas-convention audio. It describes Oklahoma that evening and later state stops as planned. Fox airs direct live remarks at the Denton manufacturing facility attacking Democratic border, transgender/sports and climate positions and urging turnout for Paxton; those assertions remain Trump's. Its correspondent's Oklahoma stop remains prospective. ABC's unnamed polling and Fox's separately indexed surveys are context, not vote outcomes.