Former Puerto Rico governor criticizes racist language at Trump rally

Source: The Guardian

Puerto Rico’s former governor Ricardo Rosselló has been closely watching the fallout from the racist comments made during Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Sunday.

As someone involved in politics for much of his life, Rosselló – who has historically supported the Democratic party – heard reactions from both Republican colleagues and previously ambivalent voters.

“On the one side, what I’m seeing is people that were leaning towards voting for Trump are now thinking of either abstaining or voting for Harris,” Rosselló said, adding that the once-ambivalent voters are now using this moment as motivation to vote for Kamala Harris.

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Rosselló thinks the racist comments could lead to huge political ramifications for Trump in the lead-up to the 2024 election next week.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/30/former-puerto-rico-governor-ricardo-rossello-criticizes-trump-rally

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Gov. Rosselló stepped down in 2019 following huge protests against his and other cabinet members' sexist and racist texts in a group chat. He knows something about the power of hateful words.