The @cpipr published the whole #Telegram chat where Gov. @ricardorossello and members of his staff-cabinet made derogatory comments on several political and public figures, talked about state affairs and planned political stunts to harm reputations. #PuertoRico #TelegramGate
Here’s the link to the chat Gov. @ricardorossello and his “brothers” called “War Room Fortaleza” and talked during business hours from Nov. 30 2018 to early 2019. bit.ly/2JHNeTw
Former Secretary of Public Affairs @RosarioCortes51 and former @ricardorossello campaign manager and rep. before the Oversight Board Elías Sánchez (F do) plotted, with PR person Carlos Bermúdez, ways to give Sen. @anibaljosepr bad press.
Former Sec. of Public Affairs @RosarioCortes51 threw a homophobic slur against Sen. @anibaljosepr referring to him as “La Jossie.” Gov. @ricardorossello then shared a photo of Senate President @trschatz51 and Puerto Rico’s Rep. in Congress @Jenniffer2012 and mocked it.
The rep. of Gov. @ricardorossello before the Oversight Board, @ChSobrino, shared confidential state information in the same chat. The then Sec. of Public Affairs @RosarioCortes51 gave instructions.
El Sec. de Estado @LuisRiveraMarin insinuó que era “ilegal” que algunos municipios llevaran las banderas a media asta tras la muerte de la periodista Keylla Hernández. El resto del grupo lo detuvo y luego él mismo bromeó “Lo hacemos con Oscar (López Rivera)”. #Telegram
Even @ricky_martin was mentioned in the chat by the rep. of Gov. @ricardorossello before the Fiscal Oversight Board @ChSobrino “Ricky Martin is so machista that he fucks men becase women don’t live up (to the expectations). Pure patriarchy,” he wrote. #Telegram #PuertoRico
Gov. @ricardorossello called my colleague and ex-coworker @TorresGotay “mamabicho” (“cock sucker”) for his reporting on the transportation crisis in Vieques and Culebra, the two islands, municipalities of Puerto Rico. #Telegram #TelegramGate #PuertoRico
Former campaign mngr. of Gov. @ricardorossello, Elías Sánchez, mentioned @CBSNews reporter @DavidBegnaud’s story on violence earlier this year. Carlos Bermúdez, Rosselló’s PR, said “we have to go after him on social media, that he’s the enemy of PR and wants to kill tourism.”
On the Vieques-Culebra ferry: The rep. of the Gov. before the Oversight Board @ChSobrino said: “Any person who takes the ferry and complains must be crazy. Ferries have been shitty for 10 yrs.” Gov. @ricardorossello replied: “That’s why we are privatizing folks [sic].” #Telegram
. @Lin_Manuel’s hit Broadway show @HamiltonMusical was supposed to be presented at the Theatre of the @UPR_Oficial but it was changed to Bellas Artes because of Gov. @ricardorossello’s intervention. Back then he said it was the producers’ decision bc of safety concerns.
The rep. of Gov. @ricardorossello before the Oversight Board, @ChSobrino, said about @CarmenYulinCruz “I’m salivating to shoot her,” to what the governor responded, “you’d do me a great favor.” Yulín Cruz is San Juan’s mayor and is currently running for governor in 2020.
An astrologer “predicted” Gov. @ricardorossello would’ve had a third baby with his wife, First Lady Beatriz Rosselló, this year. On the #Telegram chat he said: “In an unrelated note, I’ll be hammering my nuts all morning.”
“This chat is very enriching,” said Gov. @ricardorossello when the group discussed the @MissUniverse beauty pageant that the Governor referred to as “softporn.” #Telegram #TelegramGate #PuertoRico
Gov. @ricardorossello and staff members implied that something needed to be done to give opposition lawmaker @manuelnatal a “lesson.” “I’ll refer him to the Police,” the governor said. #Telegram #TelegramGate
Disgraced Rep. of Gov. @ricardorossello, @ChSobrino joked about the bodies at the Forensic Sciences Bureau, which operates short-staffed with only 5 pathologists to the day, by saying “Don’t we have a corpse to feed our crows?” There are families waiting to bury their loved ones.
UPDATES: Senate President @trschatz51 and House Speaker @JohnnyMndez36 are NO longer supporting Gov. @ricardorossello. Rivera-Schatz has recommended the governor to resign. #TelegramGate #PuertoRico
UPDATES: Other members of Gov. @ricardorossello’s party and current lawmakers calling for him to resign or withdrawing their support are Rep. @TATACHARBONIER, Sen. @ZoeLaboy, Rep. of Puerto Rico before Congress @Jenniffer2012, former governor @luisfortuno51, among others.
NOW: Gov. @ricardorossello’s media consultant and participant in the infamous #Telegram group chat, Carlos Bermúdez, resigns. He quits his position as media consultant for Congress’ Rep. @Jenniffer2012, too. “I don’t want to be a distraction,” he said in a written statement.
NOW: @ChSobrino resigns. The head of finances and representative of Gov. @ricardorossello before the Fiscal Oversight Board submitted his resignation earlier today to the governor, he tweeted. Sobrino threw countless sexist, homophobic and racist slurs in the #Telegram chat.
NOW: Gov. @ricardorossello WON’T resign. “I was elected by the people and I’ll continue the mission [...] Now more than ever,” he said. He announced State Sec. @LuisRiveraMarin filed his resignation.
NOW: Gov. @ricardorossello fired ALL members of the chat EXCEPT Government Sec. @RicardoLlerandi and Public Affairs Sec. @AnthonyMaceira, the governo said in a press release. He also said he WON’T resign to his post. He said the entire cabinet is “under evaluation.”
NOW: @ricky_martin reacts to the #Telegram scandal. After being mocked about his sexual preference by @ChSobrino in the chat, the Puerto Rican singer called for Gov. @ricardorossello to resign and cede the post to another person with “wisdom and leadership” in a tweet.
MORE on the chat: On Christmas Day, former CFO of Puerto Rico, @RMaldonadoCFO wrote to the people in the chat that “jokes and mockeries are not appropriate and can harm the re-election campaign of Gov. @ricardorossello [...] It’s a non-encrypted chat.” Little did they know...
CORRECTION: In a previous tweet I said singer Ricky Martin was mocked in the the infamous Puerto Rico's Government Telegram chat for his sexual preference when I should've said sexual orientation. Thanks to @RealEmmyMorgan for pointing that out. It was an honest-dumb mistake.
NOW: Mayors from the party of Gov. @ricardorossello (PNP) announced they DON’T trust him anymore and are calling for him to resign the presidency of the party as “he can’t run for re-election.”
MORE on the chat: Gov. @ricardorossello laughed about his neighbors in his countryside home in Cayey. The governor joked about poverty saying “My neighbors in the countryside. [hashtag] Can’t Ask For Statehood Like This” #Telegram
NOW: Gov. @ricardorossello appeared at a church in Carolina, PR, (Iglesia El Calvario) this morning where pastors and churchgoers prayed for him. The Governor is under fire after 889 pages of the infamous group chat he had w. staff members leaked. @felipegomez1960 reported.
NOW via @elcalcePR: Gov. @ricardorossello spoke at a church service on Sunday morning. He said: “Thanks for opening the doors. My first words are that of forgiveness [...] On this process, my compromise is to learn from what I’ve committed and not do it again.”
UPDATE:Gov. @ricardorossello holds on to his seat. “I’m reflecting... Doing an effort to continue working and strengthen the efforts for Puerto Rico to succeed. I humiliate myself before the Almighty and before you by the fault I’ve committed,” he said at a church Sunday morning.
“Thanks to the Almighty who, in all the challenges we’ve faced in PR, when things seem dark, when we go through hurricanes, figurative and real hurricanes, he always gives us direction, gives me peace [...] he always has a solution for our people,” Gov. @ricardorossello said.
MORE from Gov. @ricardorossello’s church-speech: “I’ll keep working, my compromise is for you. May God bless you and, again, thanks for such an important prayer.” The gov. won’t resign despite calls from members of his gvt., his party and people to do so. Via @elcalcePR
NOW: The president of @ppdpr, the opposition, Sen. @anibaljosepr called legislative leaders on Sunday morning to begin an investigation on Gov. @ricardorossello that'll lead to an impeachment. The senator also said the governor should resign.
NOW: Vivian Pérez, the pastor of the church Gov. @ricardorossello appeared on Sunday morning, said: "It was an honor to pray for the governor. He's a human being like any other. One thing should be clear, the church hasn't anything to do with politics." Via @felipegomez1960
MORE on Gov. @ricardorossello: On Sunday morning the catholic governor visited a protestant church where parishioners and pastors prayed for him. In the infamous #Telegram chat he mocked christians after PR was named most inclusive touristic destination, saying they’d be offended
Important to note that Gov. @ricardorossello used a photo of his daughter as a profile picture in the #Telegram chat as he made sexist, machista, homophobic, racist and violent comments against various women from politics and media.
THE LATEST: In a rare and sudden change of tone, PNP House Caucus voted to NOT call Gov. @ricardorossello to resign amid corruption and chat scandals, and are not starting impeachment process. They’re waiting for a Sec. of State to be appointed, its speaker @JohnnyMndez36 said
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