Trump admin dismisses all Democrats from Puerto Rico's financial oversight board

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Source: NBC News/AP

Aug. 5, 2025, 5:48 PM EDT


SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Trump administration has dismissed five out of seven members on Puerto Rico’s federal control board that oversees the U.S. territory’s finances, sparking concern about the future of the island’s fragile economy. The five fired are all Democrats.

A White House official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the board “has been run inefficiently and ineffectively by its governing members for far too long and it’s time to restore common sense leadership.”

Those fired are board chairman Arthur Gonzalez, along with Cameron McKenzie, Betty Rosa, Juan Sabater and Luis Ubiñas. The board’s two remaining members — Andrew G. Biggs and John E. Nixon — are Republicans.

The board confirmed in a brief statement that the five were terminated and noted that the board would continue to fulfill its mandate and work “in the interest of the people of Puerto Rico.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-admin-dismisses-democrats-puerto-ricos-financial-oversight-board-rcna223266

[Oopsie Daisy]

1. Good to know this is possible. When the Democrats are in charge again, this is the precedent that we'll follow.

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3. And that is the problem at least with Democrats because they don't do that stuff

[Oopsie Daisy]

5. Not yet.

Even the "helpless" and compliant and quiet abused spouse has a breaking point... see: Francine Hughes who is provoked into doing "stuff" that seems out of character.

[Fullduplexxx]

8. I hope youre correct itwpuld be nice to see ....... nt

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2. Pollitical dismissals, raw and brazen.

Call it what it is.

[FakeNoose]

4. I hope there's a lawsuit brewing over this brazen political act

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6. More raping and pillaging by DumpCo.

[SpankMe]

7. If there were "problems" with the panel, he should have dismissed them all

But the fact that he only dismissed Dems means this is just a continuation of purging of opposite party members from government, in accordance with Project 2025. The goal is to make 100% of government personnel conservative Republicans. Total control and loyalty to white supremacy.

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9. Let's see...

The five fired all have Hispanic names.

The two that were not sound completely white, although they may not be.

The general complaint that I have read about is that the Puerto Rican government wants the board removed. That means all of them.

Yet, they only removed the Hispanic-sounding ones.

Hmm...