Mayor DePeña Discovers the Two Official Languages of American Politics: “No Comment” and “God Bless You”

Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña is apparently having a difficult week. First, the mayor was arrested over allegations that he misused more than $1.5 million in COVID-19 small-business relief loans . Then, when reporters tried to ask him about it, they apparently encountered a serious language barrier. Yes, he was elected mayor of a Massachusetts town and doesn't speak English. Not between English and…