Since then, the elected governor from the pro-statehood party Jennifer González, who is a Trumpian Republican, has slowly lost support within various sectors of her party and those of a local capitalist class that needs the electricity question to be successfully addressed. Earlier this year, González had made what so far has been an empty promise to cancel the contract with the private monopoly that distributes electricity, while also promising more federal funds from the United States. This last promise came crashing down with Donald Trump’s second term and the cuts in federal spending, some of which have applied to Puerto Rico in crucial areas (e.g., cuts in education of $400 million and cuts by the Environmental and Protection Agency of $60 million). Add to that the uncertainty surrounding the tariff wars, the potential inflationary effects, the expected increase in electrical tariffs, and what you have is an explosive cocktail ready to detonate at any moment.
Professor Ian Seda speaks about the increasingly catastrophic situation in Puerto Rico. mronline.org/2025/06/16/a...
