Trump campaigns in Texas Paxton recording recalled

Oct 1

Goodman reports Trump's Thursday start to a 32-day midterm campaign tour in Texas and Oklahoma, including a Dallas-area truck-factory appearance with Ken Paxton. Paxton praises Trump's party leadership in the clip. The bulletin says Paxton faces James Talarico, narrowly leading in some polling, and recalls the leaked Paxton recording criticizing Trump's convention speech and political appeal. It notes large outside-group spending for Paxton and Trump's earlier podcast comments about supporting selected candidates with super-PAC funds. The recording, polling and spending claims are attributed; no election result is reported.

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. The complete FOX 4 October 1 recording adds Trump's repeated loyalty/turnout appeals for Paxton, criticism of his opponent, claimed campaign success and explanation of a 32-day effort. In his cost-of-living defense he calls inflation real, blames Democrats and the media's framing, and asserts that he is lowering prices. His investment, price, income and electoral claims remain attributed; travel to Oklahoma is still prospective here.