NEWLY UNCOVERED AUDIO: Texas GOP US Senate candidate Ken Paxton calls the Uvalde shooting a "plan" by "God" and says "life is short” about children murdered in an elementary school. This man is vile.

What a disgusting liar you are. Here's the full clip so people can listen for themselves. Offered the opportunity to provide words of comfort, Paxton said the Uvalde tragedy was "so senseless and seemingly has no purpose" and encouraged families to "hold on to their faith" and take comfort in God. PAXTON: I think it's difficult to give comfort. If I lost one of my children, I'd be pretty devastated, especially in a way that is so senseless and seemingly has no purpose. I think I would just have to, if I had the opportunity to talk to people, I'd have to say, look, there's always a plan. I believe God always has a plan. Life is short, no matter what it is, and certainly we're not going to make sense of a young child being shot and killed way before their life expectancy. And so, even though we can't make sense of it, I would just have to encourage them to hold on to their faith. And to hold on to their belief that there really is purpose in what God does, and we may not know it now, but someday we will.