Ken Paxton Loves the Bible and His Country So Much He Took His Mistress to England on July 4th

Apparently, when Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton isn’t busy attacking his political opponents for supporting transgender people, coming after gender-affirming medical care, and suing out-of-state companies for selling binders, he likes to summer in Europe. Everyone needs a hobby! Even right-wing politicians who have made a career off exploiting and spreading virulent transphobia need a little R&R, apparently. In a Daily Mail video that has been widely circulated on social media, the U.S. Senate candidate can be seen vacationing with his alleged mistress Tracy Duhon in London during the Fourth of July holiday weekend, which also marked the United States’ 250th birthday. Students of history might recall that July 4 marks the date in 1776 when the U.S. declared independence from England.Commenters were quick to let him know that missing the birthday of the country that employs you might not be a good look amid his contentious Texas Senate race against Democratic state representative James Talerico. “Americans celebrated 250 years of independence from Britain this weekend,” Talerico wrote on X. “Ken Paxton spent it with the British.”Americans celebrated 250 years of independence from Britain this weekend.Ken Paxton spent it with the British. https://t.co/OTR1CtRPfT— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) July 7, 2026 The viral video comes only days after Paxton landed himself in hot media soup for taking a luxury vacation to Iceland with Duhon, a Christian influencer who is one of several women Paxton has been accused of having affairs with over the years, at the start of the country’s 250 celebrations. Last year, Paxton’s wife, Texas state Senator Angela Paxton, filed for divorce on the basis of “biblical grounds.” Again, for a politician who built his political persona off claims that trans athletes, “leftist political violence,” “transgenderism,” and antifa “terror cells” are corrupting our country, sitting