Tensions surfaced this week between President Donald Trump and Rep. Henry Cuellar, the Texas Democrat whose federal bribery case Trump
Tensions surfaced this week between President Donald Trump and Rep. Henry Cuellar, the Texas Democrat whose federal bribery case Trump pardoned earlier this month.
According to The Associated Press, instead of rewarding the clemency with a party switch, Cuellar announced he would seek reelection as a Democrat — a decision that drew sharp criticism from Trump.
“Such a lack of LOYALTY,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, accusing Cuellar of continuing to align with “the same RADICAL LEFT” that prosecuted him and his wife. “And probably still do!”
Trump suggested the pardon might have been expected to help Republicans shore up their slim House majority ahead of the 2026 midterms.
“Such a lack of LOYALTY, something that Texas Voters, and Henry’s daughters, will not like.
