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Exchange of the Day

October 12, 2026 · 1:55 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) was interviewed by Fox News host Alica Acuna:

ACUNA: There have been now five audio leaks from a private fundraiser you attended on September 24 published by various media outlets. Are you concerned that they all came from the same, and are you figuring out who did it? But then also, it raises some flags over your thoughts, publicly and privately, over the president and Washington.

PAXTON: Look, I’m not worried about it at all. You can look at my record, you can look at what I’ve done over the last 12 years. I’ve supported President Trump, I love President Trump… Just because they were able to clip a few things doesn’t mean that’s actually what I meant.

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