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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That's not what Trump said.
Trump showed us what a scorpion this guy is.
Trump basically did the same with former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and Blago pretty much has been loyal to Trump, so I suspect Trump expected Cuellar to be the same.
Never pardon a Democrat, no matter how unjustly he has been treated by his fellow snakes
Yup.
Trump showed us what a scorpion this guy is.
Shining lights and shooting rats, takes considerable skill.
Trump needs to immediately reverse this pardon and prosecute this criminal. Why show weakness now?
PDJT was careful not to oblige Cuellar.
If other members of Cuellar’s party are ill at ease with its headlong plunge into lunacy and communism, they may eventually react favorably to the kindness PDJT has shown here, even as Cuellar seemingly dawdles.
It seems as if Cuellar remains a very prominent individual in his party. Time will hopefully work some healing on his badly abused donkey party soul. If not, his daughters and maybe even his wife will probably eventually leave the donkey party plantation and confess their appreciation and admiration for the already legendary PDJT.
So, Trump saw the pardon as buying loyalty?
Meekness, K.
It should not be mistaken as weakness.
There’s a big difference between the two.
Presidential pardons used to be extremely rare. In recent years they’ve been handed out like candy. Mass pardons and clemency actions are becoming increasingly common. Also pardons of family members and close friends are becoming routine.
A number of both Biden and Trump pardons or clemency actions have been unseemly and beneath the moral character one would expect a president to demonstrate.
Cuellar is an ungrateful pig. His Party of Death throws him and his wife’s butt in jail and he still hates the Republicans. We don’t need people like him running around claiming to be an American because he is not an American.
No, he’s just counterpunching as usual.
All will be well eventually. Cuellar will now have three women incessantly singing PDJT’s praises into his ears for the rest of his time on earth.
So, Trump saw the pardon as buying loyalty?
When will we start reading the whole article, consider all the other things we know about Trump, instead of being influence by the media?
Yes, but I personally find it a good thing that Trump doesn't care about avoiding a false bad appearances.
Yeah, I had a similar thought. This thing is screwed up on both sides. If I belonged to a certain party and they tried to crucify me and my family, I’d be damned if I would stay with that party when someone from another party pardons me. On the other hand, Pres. Trump should not expect for everyone to change their political preferences, Some people are just hard wired that way, and you can’t fix stupid. Cuellar’s career is done. Dems won’t vote for him and neither will republicans, imho.
The entire Cuellar family is democrat. Why the blank Trump pardoned him is an example of Trump making a bad decision. AGAIN!
“ Trump, so I suspect Trump expected Cuellar to be the same.
No. Trump knows people. It’s we who like to put things into categories. I suggest getting to know Trump. He has written books. He has won multiple presidential elections and shut down many wars.
This little criminal, Texas border district did not get the better of Trump
Trump most likely based it on what Blagojevich did after Trump pardoned him.
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