On Sunday, President Obama and his family arrived in Cuba for the first presidential visit to the country in 88 years. Ahead of the visit, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the son of Cuban immigrants, took to Facebook to explain why he feels as though the visit is "one of the most disgraceful trips ever taken by a U.S. president."
Take a look at the full, blistering, takedown:
On Sunday, President Obama will touch down in Cuba for what promises to be one of the most disgraceful trips ever taken...
Posted by Senator Marco Rubio on Saturday, March 19, 2016
Rubio makes fair points. Obama's itinerary for his Cuba trip is basically a kid's gloves, least controversy as possible type of visit. Everyday Cubans are still living under a dictatorship, and it's entirely possible that all the visit is going to do is stoke the egos of the people in power--not improve things for the little guy.