Trump praises trucks, tariffs and Paxton during Denton visit

President Trump visited a manufacturing plant in Denton Thursday to tout his economic agenda, brag about tariffs and highlight how American manufacturing jobs boost local economies.

Why it matters: With Election Day just one month away, the president is visiting Republican-majority states to appeal to voters.

He also visited North Texas last month during the GOP's midterm convention.

State of play: The Peterbilt facility in Denton manufactures diesel and electric trucks and is Denton's largest private employer, per the Denton Record-Chronicle.

The facility has increased production because of Trump's tariff's and hired 1,000 employees, Sarah Renshaw, Peterbilt's events manager, said during Thursday's event.

What they're saying: Addressing Renshaw and hundreds of her colleagues, Trump praised his own policies and the facility's "beautiful equipment."

"Workers like you and companies like this have always been loyal to our country," Trump said, "but for decades you were heartlessly betrayed by politicians, lousy politicians."

The intrigue: The president also plugged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's campaign for U.S. Senate and called Paxton's Democratic opponent, state Rep. James Talarico, "a freako."

"When I was being hit by the radical left very hard — harder than very few people could have withstood it — Ken Paxton was by my side more than anybody," Trump said.

He added that Paxton can be a "pain in the ass sometimes" but is the "greatest attorney general in the United States of America."

The big picture: The Senate contest in Texas is expected to be the nation's most expensive Senate race this year.

A political action committee supporting Paxton spent $131 million in 17 days, according to federal campaign finance reports.

Paxton narrowly trails Talarico in recent polls.

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