President Donald Trump ripped the Puerto Rican government on Monday, calling its leadership “corrupt” and “incompetent” as tens of thousands of protesters take to the streets demanding Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s resignation.
Former housing secretary and Democrat presidential candidate Julián Castro called for Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to resign amid mass protests against Rosselló that have recently consumed the island.
NEW YORK (AP) — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has joined protests in New York demanding the resignation of Puerto Rico’s governor.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Accompanied by some of Puerto Rico’s most famous performers, thousands of people marched to the governor’s residence in San Juan on Wednesday chanting demands for Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to resign after the leak of online chats that show him making misogynistic slurs and mocking his constituents.
During an interview with CNN on Thursday, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello said of President Trump, “If the bully gets close, I’ll punch the bully in the mouth.” Rossello said, “If the bully gets close, I’ll punch the bully in the
Democrats and the media have hyped high estimates of Hurricane Maria’s death toll in Puerto Rico to link Trump to Hurricane Katrina.
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello Nevares asked federal taxpayers to pay $94 billion towards the island’s recovery from Hurricane Maria, then reportedly spent $100 million on Christmas bonuses for the territory’s government employees.
“I’d say it was probably the most difficult,” he acknowledged, calling the storm “worse than Katrina” and saying that “it was in many ways worse than anything people have ever seen.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed on Twitter that his company could provide Puerto Rico with a new power grid comprised of “independent solar and battery systems.”
President Donald Trump appeared frustrated by his media coverage after visiting Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
“I hate to tell you, Puerto Rico, but you threw our budget a little out of whack, but that’s fine,” Trump said.
“The president and the administration, every time we’ve asked them to execute they’ve executed quickly.”
President Donald Trump is moving to apply the full resources of the federal government to assist in the Hurricane Maria relief efforts underway in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
President Donald Trump will visit Puerto Rico next Tuesday to personally witness the damage Hurricane Maria caused the island. He said that will be the earliest he can visit, due to the extensive storm damage.
President Donald Trump commented on the historic hurricane damage in Puerto Rico, promising to help rebuild the community.
Contents: Voting for statehood will not save Puerto Rico from financial crisis; Puerto Rico plunges into contentious bankruptcy proceedings; Illinois bond rating expected to be cut to junk status
The banner headline will read 97 percent of Puerto Rico voted for statehood, but only 23 percent of voters cast ballots on June 11 due to opposition boycotting.
San Juan – Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello made headlines in the territory when he defended the island’s request for more Medicaid funding after President Donald Trump blasted the proposal as a “bailout.” But behind the scenes, the governor is working closely with the Trump administration to win more fiscal support.
