{"id":2535142,"date":"2026-01-13T14:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nrcc-ties-henry-cuellar-to-extremist-jasmine-crockett-in-new-ad-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:23:23","slug":"nrcc-ties-henry-cuellar-to-extremist-jasmine-crockett-in-new-ad-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nrcc-ties-henry-cuellar-to-extremist-jasmine-crockett-in-new-ad-2\/","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-2%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=2535142&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attack-ad-from-left-wing-activists-allowed-to-trend-on-twitter-inciting-violence-against-conservatives-the-liberty-loft\/\" title=\"Attack ... From Left-Wing Activists Allowed to Trend On Twitter Inciting Violence Against Conservatives\">attack ad<\/a> targeting Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX),highlighting that he was pardoned last year by former President Donald Trump and accusing him of siding with &#8220;extremist&#8221; Rep. Jasmine Crockett. The ad &#8211; running in both English and Spanish for Cuellar&#8217;s large South Texas border district &#8211; accuses him of being part of the &#8220;D.C. swamp,&#8221; voting against local funding, supporting Trump&#8217;s impeachment, endorsing Kamala Harris, and voting with Crockett more than 80% of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar filed for reelection as a Democrat just hours after receiving Trump&#8217;s pardon,prompting criticism from Trump for a perceived lack of loyalty. The cook Political Report currently rates the seat as &#8220;lean Democrat,&#8221; and Cuellar is expected to face Trump-endorsed Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina in the general election. The NRCC and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-launches-new-mission-around-taiwan-as-tensions-mount\/\" title=\"China launches new mission around Taiwan as tensions mount\">spokesman frame<\/a> the ad as evidence Cuellar has collected taxpayer dollars over two decades with little to show for it, while Trump justified the pardon by accusing the Biden management of weaponizing 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>Trump-pardoned Cuellar linked to &#8216;extremist&#8217; Crockett<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2535143,"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],"class_list":["post-2535142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-henry-cuellar","tag-jasmine-crockett","tag-nrcc"],"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\/2535142","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=2535142"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2535147,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535142\/revisions\/2535147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2535143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2535142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2535142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2535142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}