Senator John Cornyn wasn’t too happy with a few of the questions he endured this morning about his loyalty to President Trump. He was so upset, in fact, that he outright accused the reporter who dared to ask those questions of being on Ken Paxton’s payroll! The interaction happened as Cornyn walked through the halls of the Capitol, a gaggle of reporters in tow. One of the reporters broached an apparent touchy subject with the Senator, who first attempted to derisively laugh off the question. Cornyn initially tried — and failed — to delegitimize Alison Steinberg’s pointed questions about his lackluster support for the President’s agenda. He bristled even before she was able to get the full question out. Then scoffed at the idea that a legitimate number of Americans might be concerned about his track record of betrayal against President Trump. Steinberg, a DC correspondent for Lindell TV, didn’t back down. Cornyn looked like he was frantic to find an off ramp along the corridor as she pressed him on several of his positions taken against President Trump’s agenda. Here’s a clip of the conversation shared by Nick Sortor via X: HOLY CRAP! John Cornyn just started SPIRALING when a reporter asked him why he deserves Trump’s endorsement REPORTER: Why should President Trump endorse YOU when many say you've been VEHEMENTLY against his agenda? Borderline pro-amnesty, red flag laws… CORNYN: Do you speak… pic.twitter.com/2sM3MXzhxb — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 12, 2026 Here’s a full screen version of that clip for convenience: