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‘A dagger in my heart’: Obama alums struggle to adjust to a Trumpian worldWashington Post, Jun 16, 2017, David NakamuraIn Miami, the crowd was standing and cheering Friday as President Trump smiled broadly after pledging to reverse key provisions of the Obama administration’s historic Cuba opening.A world away, in Portland, Maine, Ben Rhodes could not contain his frustration.“The few people in Miami enabling Trump in carrying out this charade should be embarrassed/held accountable,” Rhodes wrote on Twitter. “He could care less about Cubans.”***For Rhodes, the moment represented both a policy setback for the United States — and a personal letdown. He had played a leading role in the secret, high-wire negotiations with the Castro regime that led to the restoration of diplomatic ties in 2015 after 54 years. That role was so meaningful that it is highlighted in Rhodes’ Twitter bio: “Obama foreign policy adviser and speechwriter. Mets fan, Cuba negotiator, dad to Ella and Chloe.”More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-dagger-in-my-heart-obama-alums-struggle-to-adjust-to-a-trumpian-world/2017/06/16/5be30378-52b4-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98_story.html?utm_term=.d8a6f8a3ba3a
It seems the money from tourism was going into the pockets of the military and government officials- none to the Cuban people. Keep on undoing the damage Bammy did- it will take a while.
