GOP Congressman Trump Threatened to Primary Is Mulling a Run for Texas AG

GOP Congressman Trump Threatened to Primary Is Mulling a Run for Texas AG

Sarah Rumpf Aug 11th, 2025, 6:29 pm

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Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is seriously considering leaving Congress to run for Texas Attorney General, a source familiar with the congressman’s thinking confirmed to Mediaite.

Since he was first elected to Congress in 2018, Roy has charted his own path, building a staunchly conservative voting record and joining the Freedom Caucus but also publicly sparring with President Donald Trump repeatedly, especially on budget issues . Roy’s criticism of an omnibus budget bill last December infuriated the president, who wrote several posts on his Truth Social account lambasting Roy and calling for him to get a primary challenger . Roy shrugged off Trump’