NBC News: Puerto Rico governor says he’s not resigning after private chat scandal
The release of 889 pages of derogatory and profanity-laced comments has drawn fierce public backlash, including from members of his own party.
Some Puerto Rican officials have resigned after a group chat they were involved in was exposed. It was revealed that derogatory comments were made against San Juan’s mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, and many others. Governor Ricardo Rosselló was reportedly the administrator of the chat room.
When we finished our report for @CBsthismorning we left the front of the Puerto Rico governors mansion & headed to a salsa radio station in San Juan where the governor @ricardorossello was giving an interview. Most media was kept outside the perimeter. The Gov didn’t respond… pic.twitter.com/DbZrzTL6sR
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) July 15, 2019
