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'Captive of the crazy': Trump's dubious primary picks add to GOP's midterm burden

Podcast: The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Published: May 27, 2026
Duration seconds: 2590
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Summary

As Texas Republicans follow Donald Trump's direction and give a primary victory to deeply flawed candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Jim Messina, campaign manager for Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign, and Chuck Rocha, former senior advisor to the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, talk with Jen Psaki about how the Republican Party's inability to break away from unpopular Trump is setting them up for and even more difficult midterm election.