The Texas Senate primary between incumbent GOP Senator John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton is expected to be one of the most competitive and expensive GOP contests of the 2026 midterm cycle. But for now, President Trump insists he hasn’t settled on an endorsement.

“Well, I’ll make up my mind — I like them both,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Monday, pressed by National Review on whether he plans to make an endorsement in the race. “The worst situation I have is when I have two people that I get along with. Well, I hate it, and they all want the endorsement.”

The president went on to tout the power of his endorsement in GOP primaries, as well as his strong electoral performance in Texas in recent cycles. “They like me in Texas,” Trump added. “So people are waiting for me. But I just — I’d rather not comment on it right now. I like both guys.”

Even Senate Majority Leader John Thune has acknowledged the awkwardness of the matchup, telling National Review in a recent interview that the race is an “interesting” situation and that he’s spoken recently with Trump about how the White House can “be a difference maker” in key 2026 Senate primaries.

“I’m all in, as I’ve made very clear, for John Cornyn, and so is the NRSC,” Thune said in reference to the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, the National Republican Senatorial Committee.