Staff Reports
When President Trump fired five of the seven management board members overseeing Puerto Rico’s financial affairs, he showed what real leadership looks like. This board, created under the Obama administration, was supposed to save the island from its debt crisis. Instead, it became a costly puppet show where unelected bureaucrats reaped huge paychecks while ordinary Puerto Ricans suffered rolling blackouts and job cuts. These bureaucrats acted more like Wall Street hunters than saviors, letting consultants line their pockets while schools and hospitals struggled to keep the lights on.
It should surprise no one that Trump, a businessman who knows how to get things done, cleaned house. The media elites will wring their hands and squawk about technicalities and legal challenges. But the truth is this board was a failed experiment—a bloated symbol of liberal incompetence and cronyism. When the power grid failed, the board was silent, proving once again that government-managed solutions often lead to disaster.
Puerto Rico’s plight isn’t a recent headline; it’s a disaster decades in the making. It’s the result of short-sighted policies and manipulation by global financial elites. Leftist politicians tinkered with incentives and watched a brief economic boom turn to dust, leaving the island shackled to debt. Now, the islanders are tired of empty promises and slick-talking elites, and they deserve a say in their future.
Puerto Rico’s Power Crisis Just Lost Five Overpaid Middlemen – PJ Media https://t.co/5y7FtWohXT
— Dian (@Dian5) August 6, 2025
Trump’s decision was bold—a necessary strike against the swamp of unelected, unaccountable officials. Now, Puerto Rico can start a new chapter, free from the suffocating grip of the financial overlords who’ve mismanaged their lives from afar. The media may decry this move as rash, but it’s the same media that’s been complicit in covering up years of neglect and abuse. Let them howl.
The choice is clear: real leadership or endless misery under the guise of bureaucracy. Trump is offering a path to genuine accountability and independence. When the lights come back on in Puerto Rico, maybe the rest of the world will finally see the truth. You have to ask yourself, isn’t it time to let the people decide how to fix their own problems?
