Sen. John Cornyn, Texas, introduces Brooke Rollins during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on her nomination for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (USDA photo by Tom Witham)Defeated Texas Senator John Cornyn is taking shots at President Trump after losing his Republican primary to Attorney General Ken Paxton.In an interview with The New York Times, Cornyn predicted that the president will face “the most miserable two years of his life” if the GOP suffers setbacks in the midterm elections.He also suggested that Senate Republicans who are retiring or were defeated in primaries will have greater freedom to oppose the White House agenda during the remainder of Trump’s term.“I think it is going to be a pretty bumpy ride for the next seven months,” Cornyn said.“It does give some of us a little more freedom, and certainly leverage.”Exclusive interview with John Cornyn after his GOP primary defeat to Trump-backed Ken Paxton.“If that’s the way friends treat you, you wonder about his enemies,” Cornyn said of Trump. @hillhulse https://t.co/D0W64fYKOc— Sheryl Gay Stolberg (@SherylNYT) June 11, 2026Cornyn, who was decisively defeated by Paxton despite a late effort to win Trump’s support, appeared particularly bitter about the president’s endorsement of his challenger.SHOWDOWN IN LONE STAR STATE: Cornyn Calls on Support from Democrats — Paxton Leading Big in Prediction Polls – Voting Ends at 8 Central/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i