Puerto Rico Governor Threatens to Withhold Testimony After Twitter Jab
- House committee tweeted, "Call your office, @ricardorossello"
- Committee wants Rossello to answer for mayhem at power utility
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello
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Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello threatened to withhold testimony from a U.S. House committee later this month if lawmakers don’t apologize for a snide remark on Twitter.
At a press conference Friday in San Juan, Rossello said that the tweet in question -- "Call your office, @ricardorossello" -- was disrespectful toward him and the people of Puerto Rico. It seemed to suggest he was hard to reach at a critical time for the U.S. territory, but he said a member of his team had been in contact with the committee throughout the week.