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Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016/President Obama's Cuba trip

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  • Felt Cuban leader Raul Castro was disrespectful to Obama because he did not greet the president upon his arrival to Cuba
  • Said Obama “should have made a better deal” before working toward normal relations with Cuba
    • Said the president "should have made a better deal" before moving forward with normalizing relations with Cuba.[2]
    • Following two deadly attacks in Brussels, Belgium, on March 22, 2016, Trump tweeted that President Obama “looks and sounds so ridiculous making his speech in Cuba, especially in the shadows of Brussels.”[3]
    • On March 20, 2016, Trump weighed in on President Obama’s trip to Cuba in the following tweet: “Wow, President Obama just landed in Cuba, a big deal, and Raul Castro wasn't even there to greet him. He greeted Pope and others. No respect.”[4]
    • During a gathering of the Palm Beach Republican Club on March 20, 2016, Trump asked, "Folks, what are we doing?" Speaking about President Obama's trip to Cuba, he said, "You don't go unless there's somebody there because you don't want to look like a fool ... we are amateur hour, folks. Obama should have turned the plane around and left."[5]

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    1. ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Donald Trump Enters 2016 Presidential Race," June 16, 2015
    2. ↑ The New York Times, "Obama Hopes Cuba Visit Can Be Harbinger of Change," March 19, 2016
    3. ↑ The Hill, "Obama's Cuba moves overshadowed by Brussels attacks," March 22, 2016
    4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ABC
    5. ↑ teleSUR, "Trump Knocks Obama's Cuba Visit in Speech to Florida Republicans," March 20, 2016
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