Puerto Rico’s Republican Party held a district assembly and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates
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 GOP there. He said they held a caucus-style vote that decided how Puerto Rico's delegates to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July will pledge their votes.
Twenty delegates and 20 alternates were chosen. Trump effectively clinched his party’s nomination earlier this year. As a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico does not participate in the presidential elections but does vote in primaries for the eventual nominees. Politics in Puerto Rico is dictated by the political status people believe the island should have: statehood, independence or the territorial status quo.
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