Heavy rain doesn't dampen the spirit of dancing Puerto Rican protestors demanding governor's resignation
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2019-07-22
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Despite heavy rain falling, the spirit of Puerto Rican protestors was not dampened today (July 22) as they continued their march to force Governor Ricardo Rosello to resign.
Twelve days of simmering protests boiled over Monday (July 22) as thousands of Puerto Ricans blocked a major highway and launched an island-wide strike to demand their governor's resignation.
The moment captured here is thousands of Puerto Ricans marching on a major highway that has been closed due to the island-wide strike.
"This has never happened in Puerto Rico before," said Angel Rosa, a political science professor at the University of Puerto Rico to media outlets.
The massive protest was spurred in part by leaked chat messages between Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and members of his inner circle.
The nearly 900 pages of messages included profanity-laced, homophobic and misogynistic comments that "offended almost every group on the island," Rosa said.
Twelve days of simmering protests boiled over Monday (July 22) as thousands of Puerto Ricans blocked a major highway and launched an island-wide strike to demand their governor's resignation.
The moment captured here is thousands of Puerto Ricans marching on a major highway that has been closed due to the island-wide strike.
"This has never happened in Puerto Rico before," said Angel Rosa, a political science professor at the University of Puerto Rico to media outlets.
The massive protest was spurred in part by leaked chat messages between Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and members of his inner circle.
The nearly 900 pages of messages included profanity-laced, homophobic and misogynistic comments that "offended almost every group on the island," Rosa said.
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