Trump picks up endorsements from holdouts after New Hampshire win

Texas Sen. John Cornyn, considered a top contender to succeed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, joined over half of Republicans in the chamber in endorsing Trump following the former president's victory over Nikki Haley in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary.

In a reversal, Cornyn in a <a class=«zZyg UbGl iFzk qdXb WCDh DbOX tqUt GpWV iJYz » data-testid=«prism-linkbase» href=«https://twitter.com/JohnCornyn/status/1749961519343738885?ref_src=» https: target="_blank">statement on X

called on his party to consolidate support around a single candidate, Trump, after the double-digit win.

«I have seen enough. To beat Biden, Republicans need to unite around a single candidate, and it's clear that President Trump is Republican voters' choice,» Cornyn said.

The X statement comes eight months after Cornyn expressed skepticism that Trump could be an effective candidate in a call with Texas reporters.

«I think President Trump's time has passed him by and what's the most important thing to me is we have a candidate who can actually win,» Cornyn said in the May call.

Cornyn had changed his tune Wednesday, telling reporters he now likes Trump's chances compared to President Joe Biden's polling.

«I think it's important to unify behind the candidate, and I respect the voter's choice in Iowa and New Hampshire,» Cornyn said. «I think you'll see that repeated in South Carolina as well.»

Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer also joined the ranks of lawmakers backing Trump.

«It's time for Republicans to unite around President Donald Trump and make Joe Biden a one-term President,» Fischer said on X.

More than 100 Republicans in the House of Representatives are backing Trump. That includes all members of the GOP leadership.

Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday night