{"id":2535127,"date":"2026-01-13T14:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nrcc-ties-henry-cuellar-to-extremist-jasmine-crockett-in-new-ad\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:08:04","slug":"nrcc-ties-henry-cuellar-to-extremist-jasmine-crockett-in-new-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nrcc-ties-henry-cuellar-to-extremist-jasmine-crockett-in-new-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"NRCC ties Henry Cuellar to &#8216;extremist&#8217; Jasmine Crockett in new ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnrcc-ties-henry-cuellar-to-extremist-jasmine-crockett-in-new-ad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2535127&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The National Republican Congressional Committee has released an attack ad targeting Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), who was pardoned by former President Donald Trump last year on corruption charges. The ad, airing in both English and Spanish in Cuellar&#8217;s large Texas border district, accuses the 20-year incumbent of being part of the &#8220;D.C. swamp,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-next-for-fani-willis\/\" title=\"What&#039;s in store for Fani Willis\">misusing taxpayer dollars<\/a>, and siding with &#8220;extremist&#8221; Rep. Jasmine Crockett more than 80% of the time. Republicans have tied Cuellar to Crockett as they press to flip his seat; the Cook Political Report currently rates the race as &#8220;lean Democrat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar announced his reelection as a Democrat shortly after receiving the pardon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcenany-says-no-way-wh-cocaine-is-hunters-but-bongino-convinced-culprit-can-only-be-family\/\" title=\"McEnany denies WH cocaine is Hunter&#039;s, but Bongino suspects family involvement.\">prompting public criticism<\/a> from Trump for a supposed &#8220;lack of loyalty.&#8221; The likely Republican challenger is trump-endorsed Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina.NRCC spokespeople argue South Texans deserve a representative who prioritizes the district, while Trump framed his pardon as pushback against alleged politicization of the justice system.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NRCC ties Trump-pardoned Henry Cuellar to &lsquo;extremist&rsquo; Jasmine Crockett in new ad<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2471684\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash; <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-republican-congressiona\/\">National Republican Congressional Committee<\/a> is launching an attack ad on Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/henry-cuellar\/\">Henry Cuellar<\/a> (D-TX), a vulnerable Democrat whom President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> pardoned last year.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar filed for reelection as a Democrat just hours after Trump pardoned him, enraging the president, who slammed the Democrat for having a &ldquo;lack of loyalty.&rdquo; Republicans have long been eyeing Cuellar&rsquo;s seat in southern <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a> and have tied him to Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX), who is in a challenging race to be the Democratic nominee for Senate in the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4417152\/la-fire-chief-brushes-off-calls-investigate-edited-palisades-fire-report\/\">LA fire chief brushes off calls to investigate edited Palisades fire report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4417001\/dnc-voter-registration-push-house-2026-midterm-election-tensions\/\">DNC launches voter registration push amid House 2026 tensions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4416598\/mamdani-goldman-attack-dhs-detention-new-york-city-council-employee\/\">Mamdani and Dan Goldman attack DHS over detention of New York City Council employee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Democrat Henry Cuellar has been a part of the D.C. swamp for 20 years, and what do we have to show for it?&rdquo; the ad states. &ldquo;Voted against funding for our community, impeached President Trump, and endorsed [2024 Democratic nominee for president Kamala Harris]. Cuellar votes with crazy extremist Jasmine Crockett over 80% of the time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ad will run in both Spanish and English, as Cuellar sits in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >massive border district<\/a> in the Lone Star State. While the race is expected to be competitive, Cuellar has a slight advantage as the incumbent, with the Cook Political Report rating the race as &ldquo;lean Democrat.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar, who does not have a tough primary opponent, will most likely face Trump-endorsed Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Henry Cuellar has collected millions of taxpayer dollars over his 20 years in office and has nothing to show for it,&rdquo; NRCC spokesman Reilly Richardson said in a statement. &ldquo;South Texans deserve a Representative who works for them, not himself.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4416649\/house-oversight-committee-move-bill-clinton-contempt-of-congress\/\">HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL MOVE TO HOLD BILL CLINTON IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS AFTER EPSTEIN DEPOSITION NO-SHOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cuellar was pardoned by Trump of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/corruption\/\">corruption<\/a> charges pursued by the Biden administration. Trump cited the Biden administration weaponizing &ldquo;the Justice System against their Political Opponents,&rdquo; as the reason for his pardon, going on to say that the Texas Democrat was just &ldquo;speaking the TRUTH&rdquo; against open borders.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Only a short time after signing the Pardon, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that he will be &lsquo;running&rsquo; 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 &ndash; And probably still do! Such a lack of LOYALTY, something that Texas Voters, and Henry&rsquo;s daughters, will not like,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115678452939414622\">Trump said<\/a>. &ldquo;Oh&rsquo; well, next time, no more Mr. Nice guy!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NRCC links pardoned Cuellar to extremist Crockett<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2535128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25206691925845.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[44460,34125,24808,42346,37104],"class_list":["post-2535127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-henry-cuellar","tag-jasmine-crockett","tag-nrcc","tag-political-ad","tag-texas-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25206691925845.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2535127"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2535131,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535127\/revisions\/2535131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2535128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2535127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2535127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2535127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}