The Mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulin Cruz Soto, attacked today, Tuesday, against a Telemundo reporter for announcing a report on cases at the municipal hospital.
The statements emerged during a press conference in which the city council expressed its rejection of the appointment of Colonel José Juan García as the new commissioner of the San Juan Municipal Police under Miguel Romero’s new administration.
However, while listing his reasons, Cruz Soto said that the person appointed to head the capital’s health department endorsed his management and set the compliment against a report that would appear tonight on the ‘Jay and his X-rays’ program. , an apparent “suite” in the municipal hospital.
The mayor called the program a “gossip” and assured that because of the protocol triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, access could not be allowed.
Then Cruz Soto began listing several awards he’d won at the American level after Hurricane María.
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“The kneeling people here are upset when you deal with someone who slanders the people of Puerto Rico. They are so used to living on their knees that they don’t know how to get up,” he said.
Shortly afterwards, the program’s analyst and presenter, Jay Fonseca, tweeted that the mayor insulted journalist Tatiana Ortiz for overseeing her.
Today, Carmen Yulín Cruz insulted Tatiana Ortiz saying we were on her knees because she has received awards around the world for her great efforts on Jay and his X-rays we accompany him, ” said the presenter.
“If you want, you can come to the show tonight to give you another prize, ”he added.
Last week, the mayor had another confrontation, but with a reporter of the now canceled program “La Comay”. In this situation, at the end of the press conference, the mayor was approached about the helicopter that the municipality of San Juan is said to have lost.
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When the reporter insisted, Cruz Soto looked at the camera and urged the audience to tune in to other channels and see the “real news.”