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Besieged Puerto Rico Governor Goes Quiet Amid Protests

Associated Press

   SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - In the Spanish colonial fortress that serves as
   his official residence, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello is under
   siege.

   Motorcyclists, celebrities, horse enthusiasts and hundreds of thousands
   of ordinary Puerto Ricans have swarmed outside La Fortaleza (The Fort)
   in Old San Juan this week, demanding Rossello resign over a series of
   leaked online chats insulting women, political opponents and even
   victims of Hurricane Maria.

   Rossello, the telegenic 40-year-old son of a former governor, has
   dropped his normally intense rhythm of public appearances and gone into
   relatively long periods of near-silence in the media, intensifying
   questions about his future.

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