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# Republicans Slam President Obama's Historic Cuba Trip

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## Maya Rhodan


Mar 21, 2016 2:36 PM UTC

![Cuba Prepares For The Visit Of Barack Obama](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6e80af95945397a/69888bc7a988ca70bc6b711c/516508200.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

A man walks next to a banner with the faces of Barack Obama and Raul Castro as Cuba prepares for the visit of U.S. president Barack Obama on March 19, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. Obama's visit on March 20 - 22 will be the first in 90 years for a sitting American president. Mastrafoto/CON—LatinContent/Getty Images

A man walks next to a banner with the faces of Barack Obama and Raul Castro as Cuba prepares for the visit of U.S. president Barack Obama on March 19, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. Obama's visit on March 20 - 22 will be the first in 90 years for a sitting American president. Mastrafoto/CON—LatinContent/Getty ImagesMastrafoto/CON—LatinContent/Getty Images

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## Maya Rhodan


Mar 21, 2016 2:36 PM UTC

Republican presidential candidates [Donald Trump](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/711653804983361536) and [Ted Cruz](http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/obama-cuba-visit-ted-cruz-213749) are dismissing [President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba](http://time.com/4265383/barack-obama-cuba-visit/) as misguided foreign policy.

Trump tweeted that Cuban President Raul Castro had “no respect” for the President and First Family because he did not greet them when Air Force One landed on the island on Sunday afternoon.

“Wow, President Obama just landed in Cuba, a big deal, and Raul Castro wasn’t even there to greet him,” Trump wrote. “He greeted Pope and others. No respect.”

Cruz wrote penned [a highly critical op-ed for ](http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/obama-cuba-visit-ted-cruz-213749)[_Politico_](http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/obama-cuba-visit-ted-cruz-213749)_,_ suggesting the President is visiting Cuba to “hang out with Raul Castro and his henchmen.”

“Meanwhile, political prisoners languishing in dungeons across the island will hear this message: Nobody has your back. You’re alone with your tormentors. The world has forgotten about you,” Cruz wrote.

Obama landed on the island on Sunday for the two-day journey, during which he’ll meet with both Castro and political dissidents. Republicans in Congress have also been critical of the President’s decision to travel to Cuba, where the government keeps a tight lid on political dissent. The White House says the trip will help the U.S. and Cuba chart a new course after years without formal diplomatic relations.

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