{"id":80060,"date":"2026-10-16T06:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/16\/trump-attacks-republicans-for-hurting-texas-as-paxton-struggles-against-surging-talarico-live\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T06:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:54:48","slug":"trump-attacks-republicans-for-hurting-texas-as-paxton-struggles-against-surging-talarico-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/16\/trump-attacks-republicans-for-hurting-texas-as-paxton-struggles-against-surging-talarico-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump attacks Republicans for \u2018hurting Texas\u2019 as Paxton struggles against surging Talarico \u2013 live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump lambasted senator John Cornyn and strategist Karl Rove, claiming that they were \u2018sadly, and very stupidly\u2019 working against Paxton due to personal jealousy<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\">Sign up for the Breaking News US email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A Trump ally has been fired from his role as a special envoy hours after it was reported that he had engaged in a months-long email fight with the deputy secretary of state.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paolo Zampolli, an Italian-born former modelling agent and a personal friend of the president, was ousted from his role as the United States special representative for global partnerships on Thursday after a story by Politico showed that he had been clashing with Christopher Landau.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katie Zacharia, <\/strong>the White House\u2019s new press secretary, has stated that it is \u201cunknown\u201d how much she will engage with the press or hold briefings with reporters, as questions about her legal credentials continue to be asked following revelations that she failed to pass failed the California bar exam after graduating from law school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donald Trump <\/strong>has labeled a series of Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries as a \u201cdisgrace\u201d while describing the the country\u2019s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy as \u201cmore difficult \u200bto deal with \u200bthan Putin\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/live\/2026\/oct\/16\/trump-texas-senate-race-midterms-paxton-talarico-zacharia-ukraine-starlink-diesel-oregon-latest-news-updates\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump lambasted senator John Cornyn and strategist Karl Rove, claiming that they were \u2018sadly, and very stupidly\u2019 working against Paxton due to personal jealousy Sign up for the Breaking News US email A Trump ally has been fired from his role as a special envoy hours after it was reported that he had engaged in &#8230; 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