Washington Post
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that she supports embattled Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-Tex.) reelection bid in Texas, despite an ongoing FBI investigation and a primary runoff race against a liberal candidate in May.
On May 24, Cuellar will face immigration lawyer Jessica Cisneros in a runoff election sparked by a very tight primary race earlier this month, in which neither candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote.
Pelosi did not endorse Cuellar for the initial primary race, but during a visit to Austin on Wednesday she affirmed her support for the Laredo Democrat.
“I support my incumbents,” Pelosi said, according to the Texas Tribune. “I support every one of them, from right to left. That is what I do.”
Cuellar, a centrist Democrat who has represented Texas’s 28th District for almost two decades, made headlines when the FBI raided his home and campaign headquarters on Jan. 19. The congressman has maintained his innocence and vowed to remain in the race but has not specified why he’s under investigation.
According to the Tribune, Pelosi said “I don’t know what it is,” after a reporter asked her about the investigation.
“I haven’t seen anything, have you?” Pelosi said. “Do you know what it’s about?”
Spokespeople for Cuellar and Cisneros did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Republicans believe that they can flip the historically blue district, which encompasses large swaths of Laredo and San Antonio, in November’s general election.rimary in the district also resulted in a runoff, in which Cassy Garcia, a former staffer for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), will face Sandra Whitten, who was the party’s 2020 nominee for the district. Cuellar beat Whitten by over 45,000 votes that year.
Pelosi had endorsed Cuellar in previous reelection bids, including his last one in 2020, when Cisneros came just 2,700 votes from defeating him. Before her Wednesday endorsement, however, Cuellar had only received the backing of Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), the No. 2 House Democrat.
Cisneros, 28, has been endorsed by liberal lawmakers including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who campaigned with her.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that she supports embattled Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-Tex.) reelection bid in Texas, despite an ongoing FBI investigation and a primary runoff race against a liberal candidate in May.
On May 24, Cuellar will face immigration lawyer Jessica Cisneros in a runoff election sparked by a very tight primary race earlier this month, in which neither candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote.
Pelosi did not endorse Cuellar for the initial primary race, but during a visit to Austin on Wednesday she affirmed her support for the Laredo Democrat.
“I support my incumbents,” Pelosi said, according to the Texas Tribune. “I support every one of them, from right to left. That is what I do.”
Cuellar, a centrist Democrat who has represented Texas’s 28th District for almost two decades, made headlines when the FBI raided his home and campaign headquarters on Jan. 19. The congressman has maintained his innocence and vowed to remain in the race but has not specified why he’s under investigation.
According to the Tribune, Pelosi said “I don’t know what it is,” after a reporter asked her about the investigation.
“I haven’t seen anything, have you?” Pelosi said. “Do you know what it’s about?”
Spokespeople for Cuellar and Cisneros did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Republicans believe that they can flip the historically blue district, which encompasses large swaths of Laredo and San Antonio, in November’s general election.rimary in the district also resulted in a runoff, in which Cassy Garcia, a former staffer for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), will face Sandra Whitten, who was the party’s 2020 nominee for the district. Cuellar beat Whitten by over 45,000 votes that year.
Pelosi had endorsed Cuellar in previous reelection bids, including his last one in 2020, when Cisneros came just 2,700 votes from defeating him. Before her Wednesday endorsement, however, Cuellar had only received the backing of Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), the No. 2 House Democrat.
Cisneros, 28, has been endorsed by liberal lawmakers including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who campaigned with her.
20 comments:
Ah, partisan politics. How tough it is on Mexicans to understand.
And you had how many years of Trump and Republicans doing it? Tsk, tsk, Montoya.
Fake news Tribune failed to mention that Cisneros had a sexual relationship with a former high school teacher. Probably started in high school. Come on Juan! You could write a whole article on that improper relationship. We don't need another Alexandra Ojete Cortez.
Nothing needs to be Understood ..during an Amendment support..other then..
We tapan con la miasma cobija.
PS
Just because your a Democrat or Republican means you need to vote for them.
Just following the gringo's way of doing their daily crap, specially the racist republicans. oink oink
y faltan los hillbillys los meros pendejos gringos another ooooink
Cuellar is and always has been a DINO.
fucker.
Nazi Pelosi would support Hitler!
Trump DOES support Hitler!!!
FUCK JESSICA!
Our United States House Speaker knows nothing about nothing, but still endorsed Cuellar. Why did she wait until Wednesday to endorse Cuellar? Makes us as UNITED STATES Citizens wonder what and who the hell she is. She admitted she knew nothing, nor did she seem to care to find out what Cuellar was the target of FBI investigation. All this woman wanted is to support her Democratic Party, and the hell with what criminals are investigated for.
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stocking up on whites/gringos NOTHING ELSE
This is evidence that the FBI will not pursue the investigation into the corruption of Henry Cuella, for Pelosi to wait till Wednesday to make sure that Cuellar was clear of all wrongdoing before she endorsed him. This is evidence that she wanted to make sure Cuellar had no shit on him before the endorsement. Willing to bet the farm that all alleged criminal activities that Cuellar was investigated by FBI will be "forgiven," or dismissed. Check her response, "I don't know what IT IS, I haven't seen anything, have you?" DO you know what it's about?
She was Making sure that we the stupid, ignorant third world citizens, remain ignorant and silent. "We Pelosi have come a long way past your ignorance. This is my opinion
A BARRIO WAR IS IMMINENT:
A group, known internally as a Tiger Team, is a new version of the one assembled last fall when it appeared Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine.
The new group, assembled by you know who, the one and only hillbilly coco wanna be whtie IDIOTA. The name of the new group known ineternally as the PINK TEAM. It now appears that a group of dumster divers is being assemble to invade all dumpster in the Eastern portion of the city of browntown.
A mysterious $700 million superyacht rumored to be linked to Vladimir Putin is now reportedly under control of a British crew after the Russian crew disappeared
Hillbilly coco wanna be white was in the superyacht as a rear anchor.
Imagine a boat worth 700 million
For 9:24 a.m. Will she support Putin? I heard that Putin will be holding back export of Bolox.
Nancy Pelosi would endorse the devil's son-in-law if it meant a increase in her stock portfolio.
Juan,
Fil is retiring! Who will run?
March 24, 2022 at 6:36 AM, March 24, 2022 at 7:10 AM, March 24, 2022 at 9:25 AM
When are the racist republican going to learn EL PENDEJETES LOST THE ELECTION "PERIOD".
Pinches yellow bellies, go to cockroach europe and help your white friends the russians, their asses are bing kicked. PINCHES TRUMPUTO AND PUDDIN LOVERS BOLA DE MAMONES that includes that uppity and his gift from GOD hahahahahahah jajajajajaja bola de idiotas
One RAT endorsing another RAT period
Oreo cookies are everywhere, just like cocos, puros mamones
News on the street in Laredo (I was just there 2 weeks ago) —- right wingers are saying that Cisneros is a socialist.��. Must terrify the Republicans.
Sad that Pelosi is scared of having another Ocasio Cortes……she and the Squad are bringing truth to the Congress. Cuellar is the Old Guard.. keeps things the same … poor people stay poor…. Cops keep killing people…. the one percent remains secure about their wealth- and Congress remains a theater of the absurd…. We saw that during theJackson hearings.
Bento E. Spinoza
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