# Trump and Paxton attack Texas Senate candidate Talarico over campaign absence

https://mins.news/en/item/92170

- ABC News, 2026-10-08 21:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-paxton-attack-texas-senate-candidate-talarico-absence/story?id=137098784

> Democrat James Talarico has been away from the campaign trail for about a week while battling the flu, drawing attacks from President Trump and Republican opponent Ken Paxton.

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