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4 days agoTrump Slams Cuellar's "Disloyalty" After Dem Lawmaker Says He Won't Switch Parties Following Pardon
In explaining his decision, Trump - who usually grants clemency to people based on their loyalty to him - claimed, without evidence, that Cuellar was targeted by the Biden administration over the right-wing Democrat's views on immigration, which are similar to Trump's views on the issue. At the time, some political observers speculated that the pardon was issued with hopes that Cuellar, who is running for reelection, would switch parties and become a Republican.
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