Watch live: Rubio holds press conference with Costa Rican president
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Costa Rika on Tuesday. There, we will speak to the media with Costa Rika's President Rodrigo Chavez. Rubio has traveled in the Central America and the Caribbean on his first major trip to the State Department, mainly focusing on the suppression of illegal immigrants and drug trafficking to […]
Puerto Rican governor expects Trump to ‘swiftly respond’ to Venezuela’s invasion threat
Puerto Rico's governor told President-elect Donald Trump on Monday that he is ready to help respond to Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro's “open threats” to invade U.S. territory. Republican Gov. Jennifer González Colon said in a letter to the president-elect that she fully expects the Trump administration to “respond swiftly” to Maduro's weekend sword fight, calling […]
Van Jones: Puerto Rican vote 'lit on fire' in Pennsylvania
CNN commentator Van Jones said a comedian at a Trump rally made a joke about the island that “ignited” the Puerto Rican vote in Pennsylvania. “There's energy. It's surging,” Jones said during CNN's election coverage. “Puerto Rican voting itself is on fire.” He cited Puerto Rico's PAC La Brega y Fuerzapreviously said he was “begging […]
Puerto Rican musicians bring star power, endorse Trump: ‘Best president the world has seen’
Puerto Rican musicians Anuel AA and Justin Quiles attended former President Trump's latest rally in Pennsylvania, where they called the Republican candidate “the best president the world has ever seen.” The 45th President of the United States introduced the reggaeton stars as “legends in the music world” and added that “every Puerto Rican will vote […]
Puerto Rican Day Parade descends on NYC’s Fifth Avenue for 67th year
A national parade celebrating Puerto Rican Day took place Sunday down Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, in what organizers called the “largest display of cultural pride” in the United States. Now in its 67th year, the raucous event began near 44th Street and wound its way uptown along Manhattan’s boulevards, winding its way to East 79th Street […]
Greek, Jewish, Puerto Rican: Biden has history of claiming to be ‘honorary’ member of numerous ethnic groups
President Biden has a long history of trying to identify with different ethnicities and cultures. Biden reminded White House guests attending Greece’s Independence Day celebrations this week of his claim to have inherited the nickname “Biden Opulos” from his home state of Delaware. He attributed his early political success to the Greek community, Mr. Biden […]
Kamala Harris cluelessly claps along to Puerto Rican song protesting her visit
Kamala Harris made her first trip to Puerto Rico as vice president on Friday, apparently to drum up support among Hispanic voters, even though Puerto Ricans cannot vote in U.S. presidential elections. While touring the territory’s capital, San Juan, Harris seized the opportunity to embarrass himself. The video shows Harris, 59, clapping and smiling as […]
Kamala Harris Claps Along to Puerto Rican Protest Song Before Realizing It’s About Her
Vice President Kamala Harris made an embarrassing blunder during a visit to Puerto Rico on Friday, where she was seen clapping along to a protest song against her before an aide translated the lyrics. After speaking in the territory’s capital, San Juan, Harris stopped in the Santurce neighborhood, toured the Goyoko Community Center and heard […]