Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello, left, was forced to resign Wednesday after nearly two weeks of sustained protests over his leaked chats and accusations of corruption. President Donald Trump and Republicans declared victory following the testimony of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who maintained that he had not exonerated the president of obstruction of justice, while Democratic leaders signaled their continued reluctance to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump. (Photo: World Travel and Tourism Council/Gage Skidmore/Flickr/cc)
Need a 'Blueprint to Remove Trump'? Look at What Puerto Ricans Did in Just 16 Days
"In less than 16 days, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is expected to resign after mass protests. I can't even recall all the horrible shit Trump has done in the last 16 days."
While many progressives were dismayed to learn on Thursday that Democratic leaders remain reticent to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, some looked with admiration at the hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans who successfully forced their governor from office with days of non-violent protests.
Gov. Ricardo Rossello's resignation Wednesday night followed nearly two weeks of historic, sustained demonstrations by Puerto Ricans angry over leaked messages showing the governor and his associates denigrating his constituents, as well as a corruption scandal.
Puerto Ricans have given "their fellow Americans the blueprint to remove Trump," wrote one progressive critic on social media.
\u201cWatch #PuertoRico. Rossello is a spoiled rich kid who can\u2019t face losing. Sound familiar? He\u2019s acting exactly the way Trump plans to when he loses his office. \n\nPuerto Ricans are giving their fellow Americans the blueprint to remove Trump.\u270a\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 #RickyNoHaBajado #RickyRenuncia\u201d— KCazares \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udd3a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83e\udd8b (@KCazares \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udd3a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83e\udd8b) 1564021246
Meanwhile, in the wake of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reportedly dismissed Rep. Jerrold Nadler's (D-N.Y.) suggestion in a closed-door meeting that House committees begin drafting articles of impeachment against the president.
"Don't wait for politicians--organize general strikes and get in the streets! It's time we show Trump where the real power is!"
--Jesse Hagopian, Rethink Schools
At the hearing, Mueller testified that Trump was "not exculpated" for obstruction of justice. His testimony confirmed that Trump ordered former White House Counsel Don McGahn to fire Mueller and told former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski to order the Department of Justice to limit the special counsel's probe.
A number of observers noted after the hearing that those facts--along with Trump's alleged violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause, advocacy for violence against his political opponents, attacks on the free press, and other alleged misconduct--provided enough evidence for Democrats to draft articles of impeachment.
"In less than 16 days from the time the first news broke of his horrible and hateful comments, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello is expected to resign after mass protests," tweeted Human Rights Campaign press secretary Charlotte Clymer. "I can't even recall all the horrible shit Trump has done in the last 16 days."
\u201cIn less than 16 days from the time the first news broke of his horrible and hateful comments, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossell\u00f3 is expected to resign after mass protests. \n\nI can't even recall all the horrible shit Trump has done in the last 16 days.\n\nWell done, Puerto Rico. \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7\u201d— charlotteclymer@mastodon.social (@charlotteclymer@mastodon.social) 1563939783
\u201cPuerto Rico got closer to impeaching Rossell\u00f3 than Congress has gotten to impeaching Trump. https://t.co/zkCWrGLClE\u201d— Matt Pearce \ud83e\udd85 (@Matt Pearce \ud83e\udd85) 1564031772
\u201cWant to get rid of corrupt, criminal, racist, traitor President @realDonaldTrump before the November 2020 elections?\n\nFill the streets of the US mainland with nonviolent protesters, demanding his resignation, like they are doing right now in Puerto Rico\ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffchttps://t.co/Tt05n9m35e\u201d— Fernand R. Amandi (@Fernand R. Amandi) 1563927171
\u201cPuerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossell\u00f3: \u2714\ufe0f (leaves office 8/2)\n\nPresident Donald John Trump: Pending\n\nhttps://t.co/s9E56PJIb2\u201d— John Nichols (@John Nichols) 1564028434
One observer noted that Puerto Ricans in New York rallied at Grand Central Station in support of people living on the island territory.
\u201cHey, NY! Great job peacefully protesting. Once Rossello resigns, let's do Trump. #impeachtheMF\u201d— Jennifer Scully (@Jennifer Scully) 1563888781
A poll taken this month by the Washington Post/ABC News showed that 37 percent of American adults currently support beginning impeachment proceedings. A survey released by Gallup on July 3 revealed that 45 percent of Americans, including 81 percent of Democrats, say the president should be impeached--a greater share than that which backed impeachment proceedings when officials began pursuing impeachment for Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton.
"The Puerto Rican people showed how you impeach a bigoted politician: Don't wait for politicians--organize general strikes and get in the streets!" wrote author and educator Jesse Hagopian. "It's time we show Trump where the real power is!"
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While many progressives were dismayed to learn on Thursday that Democratic leaders remain reticent to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, some looked with admiration at the hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans who successfully forced their governor from office with days of non-violent protests.
Gov. Ricardo Rossello's resignation Wednesday night followed nearly two weeks of historic, sustained demonstrations by Puerto Ricans angry over leaked messages showing the governor and his associates denigrating his constituents, as well as a corruption scandal.
Puerto Ricans have given "their fellow Americans the blueprint to remove Trump," wrote one progressive critic on social media.
\u201cWatch #PuertoRico. Rossello is a spoiled rich kid who can\u2019t face losing. Sound familiar? He\u2019s acting exactly the way Trump plans to when he loses his office. \n\nPuerto Ricans are giving their fellow Americans the blueprint to remove Trump.\u270a\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 #RickyNoHaBajado #RickyRenuncia\u201d— KCazares \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udd3a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83e\udd8b (@KCazares \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udd3a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83e\udd8b) 1564021246
Meanwhile, in the wake of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reportedly dismissed Rep. Jerrold Nadler's (D-N.Y.) suggestion in a closed-door meeting that House committees begin drafting articles of impeachment against the president.
"Don't wait for politicians--organize general strikes and get in the streets! It's time we show Trump where the real power is!"
--Jesse Hagopian, Rethink Schools
At the hearing, Mueller testified that Trump was "not exculpated" for obstruction of justice. His testimony confirmed that Trump ordered former White House Counsel Don McGahn to fire Mueller and told former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski to order the Department of Justice to limit the special counsel's probe.
A number of observers noted after the hearing that those facts--along with Trump's alleged violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause, advocacy for violence against his political opponents, attacks on the free press, and other alleged misconduct--provided enough evidence for Democrats to draft articles of impeachment.
"In less than 16 days from the time the first news broke of his horrible and hateful comments, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello is expected to resign after mass protests," tweeted Human Rights Campaign press secretary Charlotte Clymer. "I can't even recall all the horrible shit Trump has done in the last 16 days."
\u201cIn less than 16 days from the time the first news broke of his horrible and hateful comments, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossell\u00f3 is expected to resign after mass protests. \n\nI can't even recall all the horrible shit Trump has done in the last 16 days.\n\nWell done, Puerto Rico. \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7\u201d— charlotteclymer@mastodon.social (@charlotteclymer@mastodon.social) 1563939783
\u201cPuerto Rico got closer to impeaching Rossell\u00f3 than Congress has gotten to impeaching Trump. https://t.co/zkCWrGLClE\u201d— Matt Pearce \ud83e\udd85 (@Matt Pearce \ud83e\udd85) 1564031772
\u201cWant to get rid of corrupt, criminal, racist, traitor President @realDonaldTrump before the November 2020 elections?\n\nFill the streets of the US mainland with nonviolent protesters, demanding his resignation, like they are doing right now in Puerto Rico\ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffchttps://t.co/Tt05n9m35e\u201d— Fernand R. Amandi (@Fernand R. Amandi) 1563927171
\u201cPuerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossell\u00f3: \u2714\ufe0f (leaves office 8/2)\n\nPresident Donald John Trump: Pending\n\nhttps://t.co/s9E56PJIb2\u201d— John Nichols (@John Nichols) 1564028434
One observer noted that Puerto Ricans in New York rallied at Grand Central Station in support of people living on the island territory.
\u201cHey, NY! Great job peacefully protesting. Once Rossello resigns, let's do Trump. #impeachtheMF\u201d— Jennifer Scully (@Jennifer Scully) 1563888781
A poll taken this month by the Washington Post/ABC News showed that 37 percent of American adults currently support beginning impeachment proceedings. A survey released by Gallup on July 3 revealed that 45 percent of Americans, including 81 percent of Democrats, say the president should be impeached--a greater share than that which backed impeachment proceedings when officials began pursuing impeachment for Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton.
"The Puerto Rican people showed how you impeach a bigoted politician: Don't wait for politicians--organize general strikes and get in the streets!" wrote author and educator Jesse Hagopian. "It's time we show Trump where the real power is!"
While many progressives were dismayed to learn on Thursday that Democratic leaders remain reticent to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, some looked with admiration at the hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans who successfully forced their governor from office with days of non-violent protests.
Gov. Ricardo Rossello's resignation Wednesday night followed nearly two weeks of historic, sustained demonstrations by Puerto Ricans angry over leaked messages showing the governor and his associates denigrating his constituents, as well as a corruption scandal.
Puerto Ricans have given "their fellow Americans the blueprint to remove Trump," wrote one progressive critic on social media.
\u201cWatch #PuertoRico. Rossello is a spoiled rich kid who can\u2019t face losing. Sound familiar? He\u2019s acting exactly the way Trump plans to when he loses his office. \n\nPuerto Ricans are giving their fellow Americans the blueprint to remove Trump.\u270a\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 #RickyNoHaBajado #RickyRenuncia\u201d— KCazares \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udd3a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83e\udd8b (@KCazares \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udd3a\ud83d\udc9a\ud83e\udd8b) 1564021246
Meanwhile, in the wake of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reportedly dismissed Rep. Jerrold Nadler's (D-N.Y.) suggestion in a closed-door meeting that House committees begin drafting articles of impeachment against the president.
"Don't wait for politicians--organize general strikes and get in the streets! It's time we show Trump where the real power is!"
--Jesse Hagopian, Rethink Schools
At the hearing, Mueller testified that Trump was "not exculpated" for obstruction of justice. His testimony confirmed that Trump ordered former White House Counsel Don McGahn to fire Mueller and told former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski to order the Department of Justice to limit the special counsel's probe.
A number of observers noted after the hearing that those facts--along with Trump's alleged violation of the Constitution's emoluments clause, advocacy for violence against his political opponents, attacks on the free press, and other alleged misconduct--provided enough evidence for Democrats to draft articles of impeachment.
"In less than 16 days from the time the first news broke of his horrible and hateful comments, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello is expected to resign after mass protests," tweeted Human Rights Campaign press secretary Charlotte Clymer. "I can't even recall all the horrible shit Trump has done in the last 16 days."
\u201cIn less than 16 days from the time the first news broke of his horrible and hateful comments, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossell\u00f3 is expected to resign after mass protests. \n\nI can't even recall all the horrible shit Trump has done in the last 16 days.\n\nWell done, Puerto Rico. \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7\u201d— charlotteclymer@mastodon.social (@charlotteclymer@mastodon.social) 1563939783
\u201cPuerto Rico got closer to impeaching Rossell\u00f3 than Congress has gotten to impeaching Trump. https://t.co/zkCWrGLClE\u201d— Matt Pearce \ud83e\udd85 (@Matt Pearce \ud83e\udd85) 1564031772
\u201cWant to get rid of corrupt, criminal, racist, traitor President @realDonaldTrump before the November 2020 elections?\n\nFill the streets of the US mainland with nonviolent protesters, demanding his resignation, like they are doing right now in Puerto Rico\ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffchttps://t.co/Tt05n9m35e\u201d— Fernand R. Amandi (@Fernand R. Amandi) 1563927171
\u201cPuerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossell\u00f3: \u2714\ufe0f (leaves office 8/2)\n\nPresident Donald John Trump: Pending\n\nhttps://t.co/s9E56PJIb2\u201d— John Nichols (@John Nichols) 1564028434
One observer noted that Puerto Ricans in New York rallied at Grand Central Station in support of people living on the island territory.
\u201cHey, NY! Great job peacefully protesting. Once Rossello resigns, let's do Trump. #impeachtheMF\u201d— Jennifer Scully (@Jennifer Scully) 1563888781
A poll taken this month by the Washington Post/ABC News showed that 37 percent of American adults currently support beginning impeachment proceedings. A survey released by Gallup on July 3 revealed that 45 percent of Americans, including 81 percent of Democrats, say the president should be impeached--a greater share than that which backed impeachment proceedings when officials began pursuing impeachment for Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton.
"The Puerto Rican people showed how you impeach a bigoted politician: Don't wait for politicians--organize general strikes and get in the streets!" wrote author and educator Jesse Hagopian. "It's time we show Trump where the real power is!"