On Sunday, President Donald Trump partially confirmed his playing cards about why he pardoned South Texas Democrat U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and his spouse final week as they confronted federal bribery prices.
In a Reality Social publish, Trump expressed excessive displeasure that Cuellar will run once more as a Democrat within the 2026 midterms, hinting the president could have anticipated the 11-term congressman to change events or not run in change for the pardon.
“Solely a short while after signing the Pardon, Congressman Henry Cuellar introduced that he can be ‘operating’ for Congress once more, within the Nice State of Texas (a State the place I acquired the very best variety of votes ever recorded!), as a Democrat, persevering with to work with the identical Radical Left Scum that simply weeks earlier than wished him and his spouse to spend the remainder of their lives in Jail – And [sic] in all probability nonetheless do!” Trump stated within the publish.
Trump’s rant continued: “Such a scarcity of LOYALTY, one thing that Texas Voters, and Henry’s daughters, won’t like. Oh’ [sic] effectively, subsequent time, no extra Mr. Good man [sic]!”
Cuellar, whose district included San Antonio till it was lately redrawn by the Texas Legislature, filed for re-election shortly after Trump introduced the pardon final week.
In feedback looking for to justify his pardon, Trump painted Cuellar as a sufferer of the Biden administration, alleging his predecessor sought to punish the congressman for his criticism of that White Home’s immigration insurance policies. Trump added {that a} letter from Cuellar’s two daughters guided his determination.
“The Dems mercilessly went after Henry with every little thing they’d!” Trump stated in Sunday’s Reality Social publish. “They have been trying to destroy him, his beautiful spouse, his two younger daughters, and anybody near them.”
In the meantime, it doesn’t seem the Dems are too upset with being Cuellar again within the recreation forward of a midterms many predict can be punishing for Republicans.
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries final week instructed CNN he thought the case in opposition to Cuellar was flimsy however added that he was puzzled why Trump selected to problem the pardon.
“I don’t know why the president determined to do that,” Jeffries stated. “I believe the result was precisely the proper end result.”
Trump’s Sunday meltdown provides extra proof that for all his self-professed talent as a dealmaker, the reality-show businessman has secured few transactional victories in relation to commerce agreements, conflict-ending resolutions or absolutely anything else.
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Cuellar, whose district stretches from San Antonio to Laredo, confronted federal prices of bribery, cash laundering and conspiracy.
Due to course he did.
The Democrat additionally wished Trump ‘nothing however the very best.’
