The embattled governor of Puerto Rico is bracing for the largest protest against his administration as thousands of demonstrators plan to take to the streets of the Caribbean island's capital on Monday to reiterate demands for his resignation.
The embattled governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rossello has announced that he will not seek reelection in November 2020."Apologizing is not enough," Rossello said.
The governor has faced mounting pressure to resign since private online chat messages on the Telegram app were leaked earlier this month in which he and his top aides allegedly made homophobic, misogynistic and sexist comments against opponents and critics, and mocked victims of Hurricane Maria. Just eight months after his election, Hurricane Maria hit the island and killed an estimated 2,975 people, caused widespread destruction, and sent Puerto Rico deeper into financial turmoil.
In a 32-count indictment, Keleher and Marrero were accused of fraud involving $15.5 million in federal funds issued between 2017 and 2019. "A person who uses that language against a woman, whether a public figure or not, should not govern Puerto Rico," Mark-Viverito responded in a statement in Spanish that she posted on Twitter.The leaked chat room conversations also captured Christian Sobrino, a top economic adviser to Rossello, making homophobic remarks about Ricky Martin and saying San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz was"off her meds" and that he was “salivating to shoot” her.
A lot of bad things are happening in Puerto Rico. The Governor is under siege, the Mayor of San Juan is a despicable and incompetent person who I wouldn’t trust under any circumstance, and the United States Congress foolishly gave 92 Billion Dollars for hurricane relief, much....
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