Ricardo Rossello said that he would not seek reelection in 2020 and that he would step down as president of his New Progressive Party. Insisting that he loved the island and had considered the calls for him to resign, he said, “Puerto Rican brothers and sisters … I have heard you and I hear you today…. “It makes us angrier,” said Puerto Rican singer Ileana Cabra, who has joined along with protesters nearly every day for more than a week. Cabra, who goes by the stage name iLe, said she was confident that Puerto Ricans will continue marching in the streets until the governor resigns. People snapped photos and streamed videos and as the sun set into a muggy night, protesters jumped up and down, waving the Puerto Rican flag.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 21, 2019 22:56 UTC