Rep. Ocasio-Cortez told to give translation after speaking Spanish in Congress | USA TODAY #Shorts
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was told to provide a translation after speaking Spanish in support of statehood for Puerto Rico. RELATED: President Trump calls AOC ‘wack job’ in series of tweets https://bit.ly/3V5mjnF Puerto Rico, acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American War, is a commonwealth, or self-governing state, subject to the authority of Congress. Residents can vote in presidential primaries but not the general election. The island has a nonvoting member of Congress but no voting representatives or senators, as states have. Puerto Rico has given its residents the opportunity to express their opinion on the [See More…]
