In attacking Talarico for campaign absence, Trump calls for debate that Paxton has avoided
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President Donald Trump and Attorney General Ken Paxton attacked James Talarico at a rally in San Antonio Wednesday night over his recent illness-induced absence from the campaign trail, with Trump later calling for a debate between the two.
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