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President Trump criticized Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, on his Truth Social platform for not switching to the Republican Party after receiving a presidential pardon from Trump last year. The pardon was for charges related to bribery and money laundering. Trump also endorsed Tano Tijerina, who is running against Cuellar in an upcoming election, calling him "a STAR" while referring to Cuellar as "a LOSER."
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In late 2021, President Donald Trump pardoned Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was facing federal bribery and money laundering charges along with his wife. Trump expected Cuellar to switch parties and become a Republican out of gratitude but Cuellar did not do so. On Truth Social, Trump criticized Cuellar on November 2, calling him "a loser" for remaining loyal to the Democratic Party despite being pardoned by Trump. He further encouraged voters to support his opponent Tano Tijerina in Cuellar’s re-election bid, stating that Cuellar should be serving jail time instead of representing constituents. This incident highlights ongoing tensions between Trump and political figures who receive benefits from him but do not align politically as expected.
Written for “Greek Bribery Scandal Trump Pardon Co…” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph
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Leaning score withheld for article 66774: attributed speech only · logged 2026-10-08
President Donald Trump lambasted incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, calling the congressman "a loser" on Wednesday, while criticizing the lawmaker for remaining a Democrat after receiving a presidential pardon.
asserted
Trump → lambast → pardon
Trump pardoned Cuellar and his wife last year as the couple faced charges pertaining to bribery and money laundering.
asserted
couple → pardon → bribery
"In any event, I did the pardons, and made no deal, where a crooked politician would have, but I thought there would be a good chance that Cuellar, who was persecuted by Democrats because they didn’t like him, would have routinely gone over to the Republican Party — the people that saved him from years in prison," Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post.
asserted
Trump → do → post
Cuellar, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005, is currently seeking re-election.
asserted
who → serve → election
"In any event, the man running against him, Tano Tijerina, is a STAR and, hopefully, will WIN!
asserted
man → run → him
We call that payback for a disloyal and ungrateful person, a person whose life has been saved only to go back into the clutches of the people that tried so hard to destroy him.
asserted
that → call → him
Henry Cuellar is a LOSER who, right now, should be serving a longterm jail sentence with his wife in a top level penitentiary," Trump declared in another part of the post.
asserted
Trump → serve → post
"Tano, a legendary Baseball Star, Great Athlete, respected County Judge, and fine person, will hopefully beat Cuellar so that people can show how bad it is when you are recognized and humiliated as being one of the most disloyal political people on Earth!" Trump wrote.
asserted
Trump → beat → Earth
"I am very proud of the fact that I didn’t make a deal with Cuellar, which I easily could have, but relied on his character, which turned out to be a faulty one."
uncertain
which → make → character
Trump issued the Truth Social post on Wednesday prior to delivering similar remarks during a rally in San Antonio, Texas.
asserted
Trump → issue → Antonio
Tijerina declared in a Wednesday post on X, "Everyone in South Texas knows anything after Hello coming from Henry Cuellar is a lie.
asserted
coming → declare → Cuellar
President Trump just confirmed that."
asserted
Trump → confirm → that
Fox News Digital reached out to Cuellar's campaign for comment on Thursday.
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Digital → reach → Thursday
In part of a Truth Social post last year, Trump claimed that President Joe Biden had "used the FBI and DOJ to 'take out' a member of his own Party after Highly Respected Congressman Henry Cuellar bravely spoke out against Open Borders, and the Biden Border 'Catastrophe.'
asserted
Cuellar → claim → Borders
Sleepy Joe went after the Congressman, and even the Congressman’s wonderful wife, Imelda, simply for speaking the TRUTH."
asserted
Joe → go → TRUTH
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