President Donald Trump claimed protesters at his San Antonio rally were paid by enemies of the nation as he urged supporters to back Ken Paxton.

President Donald Trump returned to San Antonio to rally support for Republican candidates Ken Paxton and Carlos De La Cruz, drawing supporters and protesters. See photos from the event.

Denial, of course, has long been one of Trump’s signatures as a politician. But in this of all years it seems a bit of a surprising choice for a campaign theme. “We have almost no inflation, by the way,” he said in Ohio. As for affordability, he explained in Nebraska, it was a plot that “they” had cooked up to attack him with.

The midterm elections are looming and the first hurricane of the Atlantic Season is menacing the Gulf Coast. But President Donald Trump is really, really hoping the weather doesn’t stop him from going to another big college football game — this one in Alabama on Saturday night.

Police say there will be a significant law enforcement presence in the area, and road closures will occur intermittently as needed.

California governor critcizes president for ‘putting a target on two of our biggest cities and one of America’s largest naval hubs’