By DÁNICA COTO (Associated Press)
In Puerto Rico, the Republican Party held a meeting and gave all 23 of their national representatives to former President Donald Trump.
According to Angel Cintron, who leads the GOP in Puerto Rico, about 77% of the 1,340 members of the party took part.
They organized a vote to decide who Puerto Rico's representatives at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin will support. The convention in July will see 20 representatives and 20 substitutes selected.Trump has already secured his party's nomination earlier this year.
Puerto Rico, being a U.S. territory, doesn't participate in the presidential elections but does participate in the primary elections. clinched The politics in Puerto Rico are influenced by the varying political views on the island's status: statehood, independence, or the current territorial status.
By DÁNICA COTO (Associated Press) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Republican Party held a district assembly on Sunday and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates. About 77% of the 1,340 members that make up the U.S. territory’s Republican Party participated, according to Angel Cintron, who heads the party there.
Politics in Puerto Rico is dictated by the political status people believe the island should have: statehood, independence or the territorial status quo. Several prominent members of the island’s Republican Party had announced ahead of the district assembly that they do not support Trump.
