Trump Jumps Into Election Cycle With $10,000,000 Contribution In Red State’s Nail-Biter Race

Trump’s political machine roared into the midterms this weekend with a $10 million strike aimed at rescuing a Republican in danger of losing deep-red Texas.

The pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. reported a $10 million independent expenditure in the Texas Senate race, according to a Federal Election Commission filing. The buy sends $5 million to back Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and $5 million to oppose Democratic state Rep. James Talarico.

The money went to Del Ray Media LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, a political media firm. The filing listed the disbursement on Sept. 4, with the ads set to reach the public starting Sept. 5.

The outlay stands as the first general-election spending Trump’s operation has committed this cycle, according to Bloomberg. Republicans had pressed the president for weeks to put his resources behind Paxton, and the party is working to protect slim majorities in both chambers, Axios reported. MAGA Inc. entered the race sitting on a war chest exceeding $400 million, according to CBS News.

While James Talarico has a record of raising taxes on working families, my Protecting the Texas Promise Agenda cuts costs and makes life more affordable.

Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump, for your support. Together we will win for Texas and America. https://t.co/ZfNOImZmd3

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) September 5, 2026

Texas has not sent a Democrat to the Senate in 33 years, yet Paxton and Talarico remain locked in a dead heat. Several analysts now rate the contest a toss-up, according to The Texas Tribune.

MAGA Inc. released two 30-second commercials centered on tax policy. “High Tax Talarico wants to take money out of Texans’ pockets. MAGA Inc. is going to ensure Texas knows about Talarico’s radical policies and elects Ken Paxton to the U.S. Senate,” MAGA Inc. spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer said in a post on X.

Talarico’s camp fired back that the commercials misrepresent his tax record. “Billionaire-backed dark money groups are lying about James Talarico because they’re scared of the people-powered movement we’re building to fix this broken, corrupt political system,” Talarico spokesperson JT Ennis said, according to The Texas Tribune. “James was proud to vote for the largest property tax cut in Texas history and has consistently voted to cut taxes for working Texans.”

Talarico has vastly outraised Paxton, pulling in more than $30 million to Paxton’s $9 million-plus in the second quarter, The Texas Tribune reported. Billionaire Elon Musk’s America PAC has already spent $1.4 million against the Democrat.

Trump has ramped up his attacks on Talarico, branding him “Tala-freako” and calling him one of the worst candidates he has ever seen, according to CBS News.

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