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San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz is responding after President Trump called her "a despicable and incompetent person who I wouldn't trust under any circumstance" in a tweet Thursday.

Yulín Cruz has been urging people to join demonstrations in Puerto Rico. Protesters are calling for Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to resign after homophobic and misogynistic messages were leaked.

Yulín Cruz shot back at Trump, saying, "This is not about you; this is about the dignity of the Puerto Rican people." She continued: "I also understand you cannot condemn corrupt, misogynistic, homophobic, and abusive behavior. After all, if you did, you would be passing judgement on yourself."

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