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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“”I’m a good old conservative Democrat.”””
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No such thing. Only criteria that could fit that description is the “old” part. Cuellar just proved it by remaining a Democrat, despite all logic to the contrary.
Trump needs to immediately reverse this pardon“
Trump cannot do that. It would be an admission of a bribe. It was worth a try but a rat is a rat. I wonder how money this scumbag for stabbing Trump in the back.
Em…this guy isn’t a democrat. The Democrats don’t want him. They put him in jail not for he and his wife embezzling - see ‘Nancy Pelosi’- but for being conservative on immigration
Loyalty - they put him in jail (republicans can’t get a multiple rapist mass murderer illegal alien in jail). He’s not running for Congress
Ok for those who refuse to get to know Trump- try getting acquainted with game theory. The variables on the outcome are considered. Trump planned for what he would do in each case of what Cuellar would do in response
Trump did not plan this around the Blogo case. He applies game theory.
Do you all watch or did you play football? I’m a girl but I learned this by osmosis in my childhood den from my father.
You do this and they’ll do one of four things. They do this you respond with this.
No one fools Trump. Stop
When JFK made his fatefull trip to Texas in 1963, the purpose was to try to mend the rift between Conservative and Liberal Texas Democrats.
“”When JFK made his fatefull trip to Texas in 1963, the purpose was to try to mend the rift between Conservative and Liberal Texas Democrats.””
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Delusional didn’t work out for him. It never does.
Right. I wonder what Trump was thinking. He should know by now NOT TO TRUST ANY DEMOCRAT.
Pardons should occur when they are the right thing to do justice-wise, not to make a political ally.
“When JFK made his fatefull trip to Texas in 1963, the purpose was to try to mend the rift between Conservative and Liberal Texas Democrats.”
Trump knows everything about the JFK assassination. He doesn’t ignore it, either
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”
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The fact that Trump can be so easily manipulated like this is really disappointing.
there’s a difference between appreciation and loyalty
expecting some degree of appreciation for a pardon would be reasonable, just don’t expect too much because it may or may not be forthcoming..depending on the individual
expecting loyalty and switching parties? not realistic, sorry.
and besides, just what kind of people should the GOP be trying to recruit?
100%. They are, fundamentally, just game playing opportunists devoid of any real convictions.
Trump issued the pardon, expecting.....what?
Trump just discovered that a committed leftist amid a committed leftist. Thst means they are corrupt and dedicated to nothing more than seeking peers for the sake of power.
Look at Bernie. The democrat party utterly screwed this guy twice. But this so called “committed socialist” still took the buy off to drop out and supports the democrats.
next pardon should include a noose
Show them you mean business, pardon every Republican in prison, never Pardon a Democrat, and Never prosecute a Republican.
Well, Trump gambled and he lost. Maybe the Honduran president caught importing 400 tons of cocaine he pardoned will show Trump the gratitude he’s desperately craving?
Prostitution 101. Ensure you get paid before rendering services.
“ “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”
Please enlighten us. In what court in this country would Trump have not been quoted, spun out of control and thrown in jail
The pipe bomber got his case yesterday so fast it would curl your hair. Look at the prosecutor- per Julie Kelly
The Prosecutor On This Case, With The Pipe Bomber, Is One Of The Worst Demons That Were Out There Prosecuting The J6 Folks
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