The Village Idiot’s Pardon Tantrum

This post dissects Donald Trump’s fury at Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar after pardoning him on white-collar charges, only to see Cuellar stay a Democrat instead of converting into a grateful MAGA foot soldier. Using the contrast with Eric Adams—who, after his own bribery indictment and pardon, played the loyalist and cut a harsh deal empowering ICE in New York—it unpacks Trump’s obsession with pardoning people for crimes that mirror his own and turning them into parking-ticket-level offenses that should never touch him. The piece skewers Trump’s public meltdown over “disloyalty,” his martyr narrative about Democrats under “crooked Joe Biden,” and his self-described “life-saving” role in the Oval Office, revealing a presidency where immunity, cruelty toward immigrants, and personal devotion matter more than law, democracy, or basic decency.​