MAGA Senate Candidate Busted Lying About Crowd Size

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to supporters on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Plano, Texas.</p><p>Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the U.S. Senate primary runoff. (Amanda McCoy/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OSJXZANGMJFGFP6DIGLHQA2U7I.jpg?auth=c8a9e227adcc601abf40fce09cef20ceadbcb95e048e852865a482b8c1d138ac&smart=true&width=2000&height=1125" />
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MAGA Senate candidate Ken Paxton has taken a page out of President Donald Trump’s campaign playbook.

The Texas attorney general has been busted inflating his crowd size at his rally, claiming his attendance was hundreds of people over the venue’s max capacity.

Paxton spoke Tuesday at the University Draft House in McAllen, Texas, to a crowd donning MAGA hats and red Paxton stickers.

He posted after the event: “763 people in McAllen, TX last night!”

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