President Trump touched down in San Antonio for his third Texas trip in under a month to rally for Ken Paxton's Senate bid, and the only thing the press wants to talk about is leaked audio designed to fracture the alliance.

The stake for ordinary Americans is straightforward: two of the few leaders willing to challenge the Washington swamp are under coordinated pressure from a media ecosystem that wants them divided and weakened. The leaks are the story. The alliance is the threat.

CNN reported that Paxton told a group of donors and lobbyists last month that the Iran war and high gas prices are hurting his campaign, according to audio obtained by Axios.