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The Texas GOP is asking former President Donald Trump to delay endorsements he promised during the Texas Legislative Session for Republicans who voted for school choice.
This request comes amid concerns that some of these Republicans, often referred to as RINOs (Republicans In Name Only), may not align with the party's principles.
Earlier in the session, Trump reportedly promised endorsements to any Republican who supported school choice legislation. However, members of the GOP base are worried because some of these same Republicans broke caucus rules by voting for Representative Dustin Burrows for speaker after he lost the GOP caucus vote to Representative David Cook.
This action, along with other perceived failures of the GOP caucus, has led to fears that Trump could inadvertently endorse RINOs, undermining grassroots efforts to uphold party values.
Thankfully, none of those endorsements have been issued yet. Texas GOP Chairman Abraham George and other top officials in the state GOP are urging the President to hold off. According to Brandon Waltens with the Texas Scorecard, "The State Republican Executive Committee recently passed a resolution calling on the President to wait a little bit in issuing those endorsements as they sift through the results of the session."
Waltens also noted that with the party considering censuring some members and working to close the primaries, some candidates hoping for a Trump endorsement might not even appear on the ballot. He emphasized that to remove these RINOs from office, the Texas GOP and the President need to be on the same page.
He added, "It's important to see people like Abraham George out there speaking publicly about this, bringing it directly to the President."