The Washington Post, July 16: Police fire tear gas at protesters demanding Puerto Rico governor’s resignation
Protests demanding the immediate resignation of Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo A. Rosselló erupted for a third day Monday night, with police in riot gear creating a human barricade outside of the governor’s mansion and launching tear gas and pepper spray into the crowd.
Demonstrations began after hundreds of pages from a private group chat between the 40-year-old governor and nine confidants leaked Saturday, exposing what news reports say was a profanity-riddled conversation.
The newest scandal — which has been called “Chatgate” or “Rickyleaks” — led several government officials to pull their support for Rosselló and comes days after the FBI arrested two former officials on corruption charges for the misuse of $15.5 million in federal funding between 2017 and 2019.
