Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, appears to have relaxed on efforts to name a state highway after President Donald Trump.
Since losing his primary race to Attorney General Ken Paxton, it seems like Cornyn has lost interest in his previously suggested renaming of US Highway 287 as “Interstate 47,” after the president. BizPac Review reported on the move last month as the race between the men continued to heat up, and Trump had yet to weigh in with his endorsement.
“I am proud to introduce legislation to rename US Highway 287 as Interstate 47 in honor of our 47th President. My bill will upgrade one of our nation’s longest highways to a future interstate and save more than $5 BILLION in travel costs, all while honoring the most effective and influential president of our lifetime. Texas is Trump Country & this bill cements [Trump]’s legacy by designating nearly 1,800 miles of open road to forever be known as the Trump Interstate,” Cornyn wrote in an X post at the time.
But now, in a statement to Hearst Newspapers, Cornyn says the legislation “may not make it into my priorities the next seven months.”
In an X post following his loss, Cornyn shared an “old, but apt fable” about the scorpion and the frog.
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An old, but apt fable:
A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to carry it across. The frog hesitates, afraid that the scorpion might sting it, but the scorpion promises not to, pointing out that it would drown if it killed the frog in the middle of…
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) May 29, 2026
“An old, but apt fable: A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to carry it across. The frog hesitates, afraid that the scorpion might sting it, but the scorpion promises not to, pointing out that it would drown if it killed the frog in the middle of the river. The frog considers this argument sensible and agrees to transport the scorpion. Midway across the river, the scorpion stings the frog anyway, dooming them both. The dying frog asks the scorpion why it stung despite knowing the consequence, to which the scorpion replies: ‘I am sorry, but I couldn’t help myself. It’s my character,'” he wrote.
X users from both sides were not pleased with his reaction:
How about you have some dignity in losing and shut the fuck up?
— Matthew Marsden (@matthewdmarsden) May 29, 2026
You should have voted to convict him after January 6
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) May 29, 2026
Hey, Trump did this to YOU John Cornyn
— Liam Nissan™ (@theliamnissan) May 29, 2026
Show me on the doll where President Scorpion touched you
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) May 29, 2026
Nice of you to finally explain why you and the Senate leadership chose to kill the SAVE America Act.
— Michael Quinn Sullivan 🇺🇸 (@MQSullivan) May 29, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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