Puerto Rico Gov. Rosselló says that he has no plans to resign or give up his leadership of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, despite public outcry over the release of profanity-laced and derogatory private chat messages. - NBCLatino
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Monday that he has no plans to resign or give up his leadership of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party after a fierce public outcry over the release of profanity-laced and derogatory private chat messages with other officials and close associates.
The messages, which included homophobic and misogynistic comments, have been strongly condemned by other officials in his party and drawn protests outside the governor's mansion in Old San Juan. Some excerpts of the chats, on the instant messaging service Telegram, were leaked to local media on July 8th. The island's Center for Investigative Journalism, which received the 889 pages from a source, published them in their entirety on Saturday.
The group used a homophobic comment in relation to international pop star Ricky Martin, who is from Puerto Rico. On Twitter, Martin urged Rosselló to step down. Over the weekend, a group of mayors and officials from the governor's New Progressive Party, including the president of Puerto Rico's House of Representatives, Carlos"Johnny" Mendez, had urged Rosselló to"re-evaluate" and reflect on his position. In a statement, they wrote that"the most recent publications of the content in the Telegram chat do not reflect in any way how our delegation or the party feels.
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