The Puerto Rican Independence Party has demanded that the local legislative assembly cancel any plan aimed at remilitarizing the country. The statement is ultimately directed at the Trump administration and the U.S. Congress, in response to recent U.S. Navy maneuvers in the Caribbean.
00:00In other news, the Puerto Rico Independence Party demanded that the local legislative assembly consult any plans aimed at remilitarizing the country.
00:08This is ultimately addressed to the Trump administration and Congress in the context of U.S. Navy maneuvers in the Caribbean.
00:16It follows Pentagon orders to station F-35 jets at an airbase in Puerto Rico.
00:22The deployment takes place in parallel to the growing U.S. threats against the sovereignty of Venezuela.
00:27The party document calls for decolonization and the cleanup of land contaminated by U.S. military exercises.
00:35Puerto Rico's political status as a commonwealth allows for some autonomy, but Washington controls defense, borders and diplomatic relations.
