File under “sad but true”:
They held a protest rally in Little Havana (Miami) against Obama's Cuba policy & hardly anyone came. The times they are a changing #p2 #tcot
— Tony Weil (@wilytone) March 21, 2016
Protesters turned out in droves earlier this month in opposition to Donald Trump’s scheduled rally in Miami, which his campaign canceled in favor of an event in Youngstown, Ohio. Many patted themselves on the back for “scaring away” Trump, but chances are close to 100 percent he knew he had the Florida vote sewn up (he did) and decided a rally on John Kasich’s home turf was a better use of his time.
There were more protests in Miami’s Little Havana today as President Obama posed with his delegation in front of a huge mural of Ché Guevara and went limp at the very touch of dictator Raúl Castro. Demonstrators didn’t quite turn out in droves to protest this visit, though.
Reporting from Little Havana where a small but vocal group of anti-Obama protesters have taken over the street #Cuba pic.twitter.com/0OIWizR4Fz
— Mariana Atencio (@marianaatencio) March 21, 2016
More media than protesters at iconic Cuban restaurant Versailles in Miami. Sign of changing times #Cuba pic.twitter.com/Y5CrzfiR9D
— Mariana Atencio (@marianaatencio) March 21, 2016
Outside @VersaillesMiami in Little Havana. #Miami #littlehavana #cuba #CubaVisit #POTUS @wsvn pic.twitter.com/Nh4eXwIs1O
— Ann Keil Dux (@AnnKeilDux) March 21, 2016
Signs up. Those protesting the President's Cuba visit expected this am beside @VersaillesMiami #littlehavana @wsvn pic.twitter.com/1jq7K0b8m2
— Ann Keil Dux (@AnnKeilDux) March 21, 2016
Some of the signs from anti-Obama protesters in Little Havana calling the President a 'marxist' #Cuba pic.twitter.com/6XKZitQTJz
— Mariana Atencio (@marianaatencio) March 21, 2016
Doesn’t it count as “violent rhetoric” to run over a poster of President Obama with an asphalt roller?
Protestors in Little Havana rolling over posters of President Obama. They oppose @POTUS visit to Cuba pic.twitter.com/AVNLQLIYfC
— Lorena Estrada (@EstradaLorena) March 21, 2016
Kudos to ESPN for taking an interest beyond the Tampa Bay Rays game. Sportscenter anchor Maximiliano Bretos put out word that he was looking for some younger Cubans to discuss the embargo.
My plan is to be in Little Havana most of the day tomorrow , come by say hello. Look for ESPN https://t.co/nyqUm0wzqg
— Maximiliano Bretos (@MaxBretosSports) March 21, 2016
@mbretosESPN Don't you think you'd get more from young Cubans in Miami whose relatives were exiled?
— Jorge from ????? (@JorgeCorrales) March 21, 2016
@JorgeCorrales – I am one of them, & yes absolutely we would.
— Maximiliano Bretos (@MaxBretosSports) March 21, 2016
@mbretosESPN As am I. Even those who have never been feel such strong contempt/connection to that island. Freedom is a powerful thing.
— Jorge from ????? (@JorgeCorrales) March 21, 2016
Freedom is a powerful thing … beautiful.
Just received word from Cuba that dissident leader Berta Soler, with whom Obama was to meet, has been arrested. https://t.co/X55PpRY41S
— Mike Gonzalez (@Gundisalvus) March 21, 2016
Well, you did what you could.
Protesters in Miami heading home after denouncing Obama's #Cuba visit pic.twitter.com/okVrddqHC6
— Mariana Atencio (@marianaatencio) March 21, 2016
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