RickyRenuncia: Puerto Rico's governor under fire after sexist, homophobic messages leak
on Sunday that called for the governor to resign immediately and rejected the sexist and homophobic comments. The student-organization said the governor betrayed the values of the Democratic Party and the people who elected him.
Thousands march to the Capitol Building and the governor's mansion on Monday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Both the Puerto Rico College Democrats and Puerto Rico College Republicans condemned Governor Ricardo Rosselló's language that was used in leaked messages., but said he should not seek re-election because his words and actions were beneath the office he represents.
"This incident, united with last week's arrests of former members of his cabinet and contractors close to his administration, have generated further distrust in the federal government about Puerto Rico's accountability in managing public funds," the statement said. Former secretary of Puerto Rico's department of education Julia Keleher and Ángela Ávila-Marrero, who led Puerto Rico's Health Insurance Administration, were arrested on Wednesday. They were indicted for allegedly directing $15.
Secretary of State Luis G. Rivera Marín and Chief Financial Officer Christian Sobrino resigned after the messages were leaked but in spite of calls for him to step down, Rosselló said he wasn't leaving.
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