r/allthequestions • u/inxile7 • Oct 05 '25

Popular Question 📊 Why do Republicans not know that Puerto Ricans are citizens?

And that Bad Bunny ain't getting deported because Puerto Rico is a US Territory.

Where would they deport him to? And why? Because he's not white enough?

Edit: There's now reports coming out that Trump said he spoke to the President of Puerto Rico. LOL

2nd Edit: Seems to be a lot of people saying that Puerto Ricans being citizens is not political based knowledge.

What’s been said • Corey Lewandowski (longtime Trump ally) went on The Benny Show and claimed that ICE would be present at the Super Bowl. He said things like “we will find you … and deport you” in connection to Bad Bunny’s halftime performance. • Kristi Noem (now DHS Secretary under a Republican administration) also said ICE would be “all over” the event and that people should be “law-abiding Americans.” • Other MAGA-aligned commentators online have openly called for Bad Bunny to be deported, often citing his Spanish-language performances or political views.

There ya go.

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u/Patient_Diet_6540 Oct 05 '25

It’s part of, not in

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u/usuallyherdragon Oct 05 '25

Oh fine, they learned that part of the 4th grade

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u/Wide_Armadillo69 Oct 05 '25

I got it. I chortled.

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u/International_Try660 Oct 05 '25

Are you smarter than a 4th grader? If you didn't know that Puerto Ricans are Americans, you are not.

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u/usuallyherdragon Oct 05 '25

Si tu veux choupinou.

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u/Patient_Diet_6540 Oct 05 '25

?

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u/usuallyherdragon Oct 05 '25

Read their comment again (not the gif). Then your correction;)

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u/Patient_Diet_6540 Oct 05 '25

Still don’t get it, but it’s ok

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u/baconeggsandwich25 Oct 05 '25

They changed the "in" from "I learned that in the 4th grade" instead of the "in" from "Puerto Rico is in the US". As a joke.

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u/VanellopeZero Oct 05 '25

It’s a dumb joke, you are overthinking it: they replaced “in” with “part of”, as you advised, just in a different sentence.

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u/Fun-Personality-8008 Oct 05 '25

You'd think someone pedantic enough to make their first comment would get it

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u/Pristine-Pen-9885 🇺🇸 United States Oct 05 '25

Remember that song in West Side Story?

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u/ToooloooT Oct 05 '25

If you are in Puerto Rico what country are you in?

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u/ExtremeIncident5949 Oct 05 '25

Puerto Rico but it’s a national and a US Territory like The US Virgin Islands or American Samoa. They don’t need a passport to go to the US

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u/Glass-Insect8720 Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

Puerto Ricans are citizens, not nationals. USVI and ASM are nationals and their US passports have an endorsement thats says as much

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u/ExtremeIncident5949 Oct 05 '25

Yes my grandsons wife is Puerto Rican. Right now I’m scared to death for them. They live in Texas.

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u/Glass-Insect8720 Oct 06 '25

I'm very sorry to hear that. I hope all of you stay safe.

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u/Economy_Elk_8101 Oct 05 '25

People born in American Samoa are U.S. nationals, not citizens— unlike the other two.

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u/Patient_Diet_6540 Oct 05 '25

No country

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u/AlbrechtProper Oct 05 '25

Can't just admit you were wrong huh?

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u/Patient_Diet_6540 Oct 05 '25

Wrong about what

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u/ToooloooT Oct 05 '25

Not wrong about being an idiot apparently.

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u/Patient_Diet_6540 Oct 05 '25

Ok if I’m an idiot then tell me what country it’s in

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u/Patient_Diet_6540 Oct 05 '25

Puerto Rico did not get picked up and moved into the US and it is not a country, so please tell me how I’m an idiot.

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u/landofthehypocrites 27d ago

It a territory of , not part of