'Unexpectedly'! This headline about Obama's 'historic' Cuba visit won't shock anybody (except the WH)

Another foreign policy success story! https://t.co/aLfd3syxVL

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) March 21, 2016

President Obama arrived in Cuba yesterday for a three-day visit. The White House, which calls the trip “historic,” has said that the Cuban leadership will have no say over which dissidents Obama meets with while in that country.

Reality suggests otherwise:

Definitely not the headline Obama was hoping for from his historic visit. pic.twitter.com/oSe8NiB0Ak

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) March 21, 2016

Well isn’t that a stunner? Not really:

@peterbakernyt @HashtagGriswold File this under 'unexpectedly'.

— Douglas Rogers (@douglasprogers) March 21, 2016

@peterbakernyt @NickTimiraos This was entirely predictable.

— FlaGator (@FLGator193) March 21, 2016

Opening to Cuba good for Obama's legacy, but whether it helps Cubans is debatable. https://t.co/LV1qvKqG4H

— Ulrich Speck (@ulrichspeck) March 21, 2016

Unexpectedly https://t.co/0okqWOkzGD

— Rob 'NZ' Neppell (@rneppell) March 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/Burgersareon/status/711905978678116352

@peterbakernyt Not sure he understands implications. He thinks his visit alone will fix this.

— Bacon Von Mises (@ThePeoplesBacon) March 21, 2016

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.@peterbakernyt Just about every headline with Obama is not the one he was expecting.

— Hugh Brice (@hugh_brice) March 21, 2016

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