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Protesters Demand Puerto Rican Governor's Resignation Following Leaked
Messages

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   Protests against Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló continued
   Monday for a third day as the embattled politician faces calls for his
   resignation, following the release of personal correspondence with his
   allies.

   Protest began on Saturday after Puerto Rico's Center for Investigative
   Journalism published 889 pages of chats between Rosselló and nine
   other men in his administration. Many of the messages were vulgar in
   content, with Rosselló and his colleagues repeatedly using slurs and
   making derogatory comments about individuals, including political
   rivals and celebrities.

   Rosselló was a member of a group chat on the encrypted messaging app
   Telegram that included numerous members of his administration,
   including his secretary of state, interior secretary, and public
   affairs secretary. Also in the group were finance and communications
   officials who were allied with the governor.

   In one exchange, former chief financial officer Christian Sobrino said
   he would like to shoot San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz.

   Rosselló told Sobrino "You'd be doing me a grand favor."

   In another exchange, Rosselló made derogatory comments about a female
   New York politician with Puerto Rican heritage.

   Members also made multiple anti-gay comments about Puerto Rican
   celebrity Ricky Martin.

   Five of the men involved in the group chat were either fired or
   tendered their resignations following the release of the messages.

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