US EditionTrump backs Henry Cuellar’s GOP challenger after controversial pardoning
Trump pardoned Cuellar citing political persecution but opposes his reelection as a Democrat, endorsing Tano Tijerina for stronger border and economic policies.
- President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Tano Tijerina for Texas' 28th Congressional District while criticizing Democratic U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, pardoned last month.
- Trump said letters from Cuellar's daughters prompted the pardon and claimed the prosecution was retaliation for Cuellar's opposition to Biden administration border policies.
- Trump praised Tano Tijerina as a respected Hispanic judge, businessman and rancher who would focus on economic growth, supporting farmers, cutting taxes and strengthening border security with stronger policies than Cuellar.
- Trump criticized Cuellar's decision to seek reelection as a Democrat, calling it an act of disloyalty and saying Cuellar `should not be allowed to serve in Congress again`.
- The endorsement positions Tijerina as the GOP challenger in Texas' 28th Congressional District and the December pardon followed by opposition adds an unusual dynamic framing border security and taxes.
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Trump turns on ‘disloyal’ Democrat he pardoned
In one of his latest displays of political score-settling, President Donald Trump endorsed a Republican challenger running against Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, whom Trump pardoned just last month. The endorsement, which Trump announced in a Truth Social post Tuesday, went to Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina. Trump also used the post to lash out at Cuellar for what he described as “disloyalty” for seeking reelection as a Democrat. “I do…
Trump rages Dem won't flip parties for him after 'greatest favor of his life'
President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Tuesday to rage that Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), a conservative Democrat he gave a pardon to in a federal bribery case, is still running for office as a Democrat despite the massive "favor" he gave him.Trump had apparently expected Cuellar would either bow out of the way or switch parties for him after the pardon, which was met with shock and anger by South Texas Republicans who had been…
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