Posted on 12/07/2025 7:56:15 AM PST by Miami Rebel
President Donald Trump fumed about a House Democrat — who he just pardoned — choosing to remain with the party rather than defect to the Republicans.
In a blistering post to Truth Social early Sunday, the president bashed Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) for announcing his intent to run for re-election as a Democrat, despite receiving a pardon from the president. Cuellar was facing charges for allegedly taking over $600,000 in foreign bribes. (The congressman’s wife, Imelda, was also charged in connection with the scheme.)
“Can you imagine???” Trump wrote. “The Democrats, under the Crooked Joe Biden Administration, who always use extreme force and jail-time to destroy their political opponent, wanted to put Congressman Henry Cuellar, and his wife, Imelda, in PRISON, for 15 years, which I predicted these Radical Left Lunatics would do – And they never stopped wanting to fulfill this evil quest! The Dems mercilessly went after Henry with everything they had! They were looking to destroy him, his lovely wife, his two young daughters, and anyone close to them. When the Democrats overwhelmingly lost the 2024 Presidential Election, and power with it, they, regardless, did everything they could to keep going after the Cuellar family. The Dems were vicious, and all because Henry strongly wanted, correctly, BORDER SECURITY!”
The president went on to cite a letter he’d received from Cuellar’s two daughters — who pleaded for a pardon for their parents.
‘It was all very unfair what they were doing to him and his family, so much so that his daughters wrote me a beautiful letter about their parents (Just posted on TRUTH!),” Trump wrote. “After reading it I decided, in the interest of justice, and based on the daughter’s loving request, that I would give Henry and Imelda a Full and Complete Pardon. I never spoke to the Congressman, his wife, or his daughters, but felt very good about fighting for a family that was tormented by very sick and deranged people – They were treated sooo BADLY!”
But Trump quickly changed his tune.
“Only a short time after signing the Pardon, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that he will be ‘running’ for Congress again, in the Great State of Texas (a State where I received the highest number of votes ever recorded!), as a Democrat, continuing to work with the same Radical Left Scum that just weeks before wanted him and his wife to spend the rest of their lives in Prison – And probably still do!” Trump wrote. “Such a lack of LOYALTY, something that Texas Voters, and Henry’s daughters, will not like. Oh’ well, next time, no more Mr. Nice guy!”
Cuellar, on Wednesday, said “Nothing has changed — I’m a good old conservative Democrat.”
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“ Pot calling the kettle black:
“Trump pleaded the fifth more than 400 times in fraud deposition, video shows
This article is more than 2 years old
Former president repeatedly invoked constitutional right against self-incrimination in New York footage from late last summer”
This statement of yours is supposed to be clear?
Seems to me iit is an implication of Trumps guilt assumed from his not speaking in court
My clear response was, why would he speak in that kangaroo court about anything?
Around this group of Trump haters I sure am. Thank you
Political advice from Virginia isn’t worth a tinkers damn.
Critics of Trump are bunch of braying pussies.
Because it is the right thing to do. Sometimes we all have to do unpleasant, difficult things because we care about basic goodness and truth.
Advice from an ankle biting poodle is worthless. VA Gov went Dem because the GOP ran a terrible candidate that had TDS like many here, especially you you worthless maggot.
And I never call people names. Too much social networking can cause that. It’s actually something Jim Rob banned
“ Because it is the right thing to do. Sometimes we all have to do unpleasant, difficult things because we care about basic goodness and truth.
I do not assume Trump is guilty of wrongdoing if he pleads the fifth to corrupt courts
Do you?
“ Stanne is TDS twat.”
My entire history says otherwise.
How about this: tell us what you want instead of trashing the GOAT POTUS. Malcontents TDS freaks are weaklings.
Please quote me trashing POTUS. Impossible
This request will keep you from responding with anything but more accusations
Wonder how much the democrats will trust Henry Cuellar now?
Says the poster who sits safely behind his keyboard…
The constant Tds posting here have made me less discerning. After reviewing your posting history I see tepid Trump MAGA support.
What was that children’s story about the duck or whatever that gave a scorpion a ride across a river and got stung. The morale being something like the scorpion saying ‘I am what I am.”
Pleading the fifth is usually a sign of guilt, imo. So yes.
“The constant Tds posting here have made me less discerning.”
Wow, that’s some pretty low level research for a scathing accusation, central_va
I’ve seen better argumentation get negated en masse on my old elementary school bus
‘Tepid MGA support?’
Are you an official arbiter?
Again, quotes please otherwise stop talking to and about me’
“ Pleading the fifth is usually a sign of guilt, imo. So yes.”
Ok. Well that is what my statement refers to. There is no fair court Trump could speak in without getting thrown in jail
I would never want him to treat the people as if they’re fair.
That would be naive.
You presume Trumpmis guilty of what, exactly?
A fair minded President Trump sees another person being destroyed by "Lawfare" as he has suffered through, rightly pardons the other person with no regard to his party registration and you call it a bad decision? AGAIN
Goodness is not a bad decision.
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