{"id":591154,"date":"2026-04-24T13:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=591154"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:05:48","slug":"sen-cornyns-team-allegedly-forgets-about-youtube-ad-plugging-amnesty-amid-primary-knife-fight-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=591154","title":{"rendered":"Sen Cornyn\u2019s team allegedly forgets about YouTube ad plugging amnesty amid primary \u2018knife fight\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SG-cornyn-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p>U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is in a heated primary battle with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which has been described by many as a \u201cknife fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Donald J. Trump has held off on offering an endorsement in the race, but 74-year-old Cornyn has drawn the attention of conservative activist Scott Presler, who has been laser-focused on passing the election integrity bill known as the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<p>And that attention is not working out well for the 24-year incumbent senator, as seen in a video Presler shared this week of the Republican voicing support for amnesty for illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an unearthed video, Senator Cornyn\u2019s team forgot to delete a video from YouTube where Cornyn advocates for amnesty for illegal aliens,\u201d Presler posted on X. \u201cIt would be a shame if every Republican in Texas sees this before the May 26th runoff. No amnesty!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SCOOP<\/p>\n<p>In an unearthed video, Senator Cornyn\u2019s team forgot to delete a video from YouTube<\/p>\n<p>where Cornyn advocates for amnesty for illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>It would be a shame if every Republican in Texas sees this before the May 26th runoff.<\/p>\n<p>No amnesty! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/69MciRMnfs\">pic.twitter.com\/69MciRMnfs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/2047442859981189604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a follow-up video, Presley shared that Cornyn\u2019s team scrambled to make the video private after he exposed them:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/>BREAKING<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After we published an unearthed video of Senator Cornyn promoting amnesty for illegal aliens,<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn\u2019s team made the video private on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t hide from your pro-amnesty record. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tWZVr3EWsF\">pic.twitter.com\/tWZVr3EWsF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/2047471560345211358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Presley has been appealing to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) for nearly 4 months now to pass the SAVE America Act, and it\u2019s becoming more and more likely that the \u201cGOP leader\u201d will run the clock out on legislation that is supported by more than 80 percent of voters, including Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>On that note, Presley is cranking up the pressure by promising to oppose the reelection of Cornyn and Sen. Bill Cassidy, both political class favorites.<\/p>\n<p>As seen in the video below, he said if Thune has not passed the bill by the end of April, he will \u201cactively work\u201d to defeat the pair:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WOW!<\/p>\n<p>Just went on Fox News to tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayleighmcenany?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kayleighmcenany<\/a> that<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Thune has 13 days \u2014 the end of April \u2014 to pass the SAVE America Act<\/p>\n<p>before I actively work to DEFEAT Senator Cassidy (R-LA) &amp; Senator Cornyn (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for having me, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SatAmericaFNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SatAmericaFNC<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2xVHNEK6Dx\">pic.twitter.com\/2xVHNEK6Dx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/2045528068752626093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ht\">Elect Ken Paxton <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenPaxtonTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KenPaxtonTX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Owen<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2122.png\" alt=\"\u2122\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> (@hrkbenowen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrkbenowen\/status\/2047473911697154429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Don\u2019t worry, he\u2019s not getting my vote and I\u2019ve felt this way for a long time. Neither is Ted Cruz or Greg Abbot. They\u2019ve all failed to represent Texas as a real Texan would. As a matter of fact, there\u2019s only a handful of incumbents I would vote for if I could.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shane Nelson (@HayShane79) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HayShane79\/status\/2047480962485821918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yes, the Democrat Party is trying to destroy the United States with unlimited illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>But the invasion never could have happened without the help of RINOs like Cornyn.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Heartland Grump \u2013 Unfiltered (@heartland_grump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heartland_grump\/status\/2047445072422244373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cornyn is part of the Old Republican Guard, considered untouchable in an election. Defeating him in favor of Paxton sends a message that the Old Guard isn\u2019t untouchable. Texas needs to make an example out of him. If Cornyn can fall, so can every other member of the \u201cOG\u201d.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ConservativePatriot76 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> (@GinaE1971) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GinaE1971\/status\/2047464675214778391?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is an abomination! Either he supports amnesty or he will say whatever it takes to get elected. Either one is unacceptable!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenPaxtonTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KenPaxtonTX<\/a> is the only option now!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Zorkocy (@GayRepublicSwag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GayRepublicSwag\/status\/2047531995140374702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SG-cornyn-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"Sen Cornyn\u2019s team allegedly forgets about YouTube ad plugging amnesty amid primary \u2018knife fight\u2019\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is in a heated primary battle with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which has been described by many as a \u201cknife fight.\u201d President Donald J. Trump has held off on offering an endorsement in the race, but 74-year-old Cornyn has drawn the attention of conservative activist Scott Presler, who has&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=591154\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sen Cornyn\u2019s team allegedly forgets about YouTube ad plugging amnesty amid primary \u2018knife fight\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":591152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-591154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=591154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/591152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=591154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=591154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=591154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}