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Thousands In Puerto Rico Seek To Oust Rosselló In Massive 'Ricky Renuncia' March

Hundreds of leaked chat messages showed Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and his allies insulting women, gay people and even mocking victims of Hurricane Maria.
People take to the Las Americas Highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Monday demanding the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.

Thousands of people flooded the streets of San Juan on Monday, calling for Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to resign from office. The mass demonstrations are expected to be one of the largest protests ever seen in a U.S. territory.

A scandal that recently Rosselló sent among

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