Trump holds two rallies in critical Texas battleground

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President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Port Arthur, Texas, on October 27, 2026, to showcase an oil tanker carrying Venezuelan crude that would be processed in local refineries. The same day, Trump held campaign rallies in Corpus Christi and Lubbock, Texas, supporting Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton against his Democratic challenger, James Talarico, as part of a midterm election push. In Corpus Christi, Rubio joined Trump at the rally to boost voter turnout for Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX). Both candidates held competing rallies in Lubbock on October 27, with Trump mocking Talarico’s supposed veganism during his speeches.

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