US EditionTrump on Cuellar running as Democrat after pardon: ‘Such a lack of loyalty’
Trump criticized Cuellar for running as a Democrat after a surprise pardon in a 2024 bribery case involving nearly $600,000, calling it disloyalty to Republicans.
- On December 7, 2025, President Donald Trump criticized Rep. Henry Cuellar for `a lack of loyalty` after Cuellar filed to run for re-election as a Democrat shortly after receiving a presidential pardon.
- After being indicted, Cuellar and his wife Imelda Cuellar were pardoned when Trump said he granted clemency after receiving a `beautiful letter` from Cuellar's daughters, Christina and Catherine, pleading for a pardon.
- In his South Texas district including parts of metro San Antonio, Rep. Henry Cuellar, a conservative Democrat, won re-election in 2024 despite indictment, and the Cuellars pleaded not guilty and thanked Trump after the pardon.
- Trump suggested the pardon was meant to help the GOP protect its slim House majority, but Cuellar staying Democrat could affect competitiveness amid GOP-run Texas Legislature redistricting this year.
- The pardon fits into a wider pattern in which Trump has granted rapid clemency to allies, while two Foreign Agent Registration Act-related counts were dismissed and Rep. Henry Cuellar faces a House Ethics Committee probe, raising stakes for the 2026 midterm elections.
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Trump Wonders What Part Of Quid Pro Quo Grifty Dem. Rep. Henry Cuellar Doesn't Understand
The Cuellar family, from Rep. Henry Cuellar’s InstaStop us if you’ve heard this one before: Donald Trump is ragingly pissed off at a Democrat.Okay, you’ve heard that one before. But what if Trump had just pardoned the Democrat, getting him out from under federal corruption charges the Justice Department under Joe Biden indicted him on because he is (ALLEGEDLY) so crooked, he could have a second career as a dowsing rod? And then the Democrat repa…
Trump bashes Democrat he just pardoned: ‘Lack of LOYALTY’
President Donald Trump is criticizing a Democratic member of the House of Representatives for not switching parties after Trump pardoned the congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case, according to CNBC.
Trump furious as Dem lawmaker stabs him in the back after controversial pardon
President Donald Trump has slammed Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar as disloyal in the wake of the president’s pardon of the lawmaker in a controversial move last week. Trump hit out at Cuellar after the congressman said he would run for re-election as a Democrat, NBC News reported.
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