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Trump campaigns with three Texas college football players in Lubbock and Corpus Christi

President Donald Trump will campaign with three former college football players in Texas on Tuesday. The players are former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, and former Texas Tech wide receiver Danny Amendola. They will make campaign stops in Lubbock and Corpus Christi to support Republican Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate bid against Democrat James Talarico.

Where
Lubbock and Corpus Christi, Texas
When
Oct. 27, 2026
Sources
Reported by 4 outlets

Counties: Lubbock Nueces

Taxes and money

None stated in sources.

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  • Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Campaign stops with Trump in Lubbock and Corpus Christi (Lubbock and Corpus Christi, Texas)2 4

Who's involved

  • Donald TrumpPresident, campaigning
  • Johnny ManzielFormer Texas A&M quarterback, campaigning with Trump
  • Colt McCoyFormer Texas quarterback, campaigning with Trump
  • Danny AmendolaFormer Texas Tech wide receiver, campaigning with Trump
  • Ken PaxtonTexas Attorney General, Republican Senate candidate
  • James TalaricoDemocratic Senate candidate

The facts

  • Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy at Texas A&M in 2012, the first freshman to do so.4
  • Colt McCoy was a two-time Heisman finalist in 2008 and 2009 at Texas.4
  • Danny Amendola played at Texas Tech from 2004-2007 and totaled 204 receptions and 15 touchdowns.4
  • Amendola won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.4
  • Greg Abbott appointed Colt McCoy to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in January.2
  • This is Trump's fourth trip to Texas in two months.2
  • 4.5 million ballots have already been cast ahead of the midterms.3

Who said what

These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.

  • Trump adviser Football is one of Trump's base groups and draws good response.3

How they headlined it

The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.

  • Scoop: Trump enlists football stars for final midterm push in Texas

    Axios

  • Report: 3 Texas college football legends to campaign with Trump

    Chron

  • Donald Trump Tries to Enlist Football Stars in Ultimate Hail Mary

    The Daily Beast

  • Donald Trump to make campaign stops with trio of Texas college football stars, report says

    Dallas News

Sources

Outlets: 1 left-leaning, 3 not rated Only left-leaning outlets reported this Who's covering Texas →

These outlets were found through Google News headlines. Google decides which outlets appear there, and they lean mostly one way, so this sheet can only be as balanced as the reporting it was built from. Leanings are AllSides Media Bias Ratings.

  1. Scoop: Trump enlists football stars for final midterm push in Texas Axios Not rated, October 26, 2026
  2. Report: 3 Texas college football legends to campaign with Trump Chron Not rated, October 26, 2026
  3. Donald Trump Tries to Enlist Football Stars in Ultimate Hail Mary The Daily Beast Left, October 26, 2026
  4. Donald Trump to make campaign stops with trio of Texas college football stars, report says Dallas News Not rated, October 26, 2026

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