Posted on 07/15/2019 10:01:36 AM PDT by bitt
MIAMI — A political crisis engulfed Puerto Rico over the weekend, prompting the departure of two senior members of the government and threatening Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló, who found himself increasingly isolated in office and no longer supported by leaders of his own party.
Mr. Rosselló’s administration was rocked by the publication of a trove of derisive messages sent by the governor and some of his cabinet members and top aides in a private chat on the messaging app Telegram. The messages mocked political foes and allies alike, often with profanity.
On Saturday, the governor tried to contain the fallout of the rapidly unfolding scandal by announcing that his chief financial officer and secretary of state had stepped down over their participation in the chat. But the high-profile exits proved insufficient to quell the widespread furor on the island that mushroomed in the hours after 889 pages of Telegram messages were published by Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism.
Protesters gathered outside the governor’s mansion, La Fortaleza, in San Juan late into the night on Saturday and demanded Mr. Rosselló’s resignation, less than 18 months before the end of his term. “Ricky, ¡renuncia!” they chanted.
On Sunday, Mr. Rosselló attended services at an evangelical church in Carolina, P.R., and said he had sought forgiveness.
“I humble myself before you and before the Almighty for the faults I have committed,” he said, according to a report in the El Nuevo Día newspaper. Outside of the governor’s mansion, demonstrators used a previously planned march to insist on Mr. Rosselló’s resignation.
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Cut them loose, independence now.
must be a democrat
Whatever. He’s a piece of obama. Our domestic enemies likely have someone worse lined up.
Remember everything you do on the internet can probably be retrieved. (so where are the rest of hildabeast’s emails?)
Puerto Rico is wholly a subsidiary of the Democratic party.
Trump was right again regarding the corrupt government in PR. Can’t wait for the obnoxious Mayor to be thrown in jail.
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto has been silent in the news for the past two months. Did she crawl into a hole, or did she become an informant?
Is the Governor Democrat?? Puerto Rico once had a viable Republican Party - don’t know about today?
Wikipedia says he belongs to the “New Progressive” Party.
Thanks bitt.
You should always be careful with what you say, even in what you think are private communications, and only say what you are prepared to stand by publicly. How many times are emails forwarded to the last person you wanted to see it...? Happens all the time.
But this is a reminder that, if you are busted for saying something you shouldn't, apologies are pointless, they only feed the piranhas. So, especially if what you've said is indefensible, go bold and double down on it. Say, I said it and I'm glad. Your chances of surviving the scandal are much better if you tell them you meant it and you're not sorry.
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