Trump vows to spend 'a lot of time in Texas' helping Paxton Senate bid

President Trump is headed to Texas on Thursday to help raise funds for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.

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