HAVANA (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is responding to outgoing Cuban leader Raul Castro, telling him on Twitter that “we’re here standing with the Cuban people.”
Pence tweeted in response to a quote from Castro, who said Pence “couldn’t take it and left” during his appearance last weekend at an international summit in Peru.
Pence responds, “looks like you’re the one leaving,” and says the U.S. won’t rest until Cuba “has free & fair elections, political prisoners are released & the people of Cuba are finally free! (hashtag)CubaLibre”
The vice president walked out of the Summit of the Americas when Cuba’s foreign minister was recognized to speak after him. Pence slammed Cuba as a “tired communist regime” in his speech.
Ooooooh, Mikey’s been learning snotty comebacks from his boss.
Really, what is this guys purpose beside filling in for the vp slot?
Seems more like a ghost employee than anything with a purpose.
Significantly, Raul is doing it under his own volition and he still runs the major political party. Pence’s boss might leave under different circumstances.
It’s nice to know our VP can be every bit as embarrassing as the President (sic.).
Put a sock in it, Mikey.
Like the US really cared about “free & fair elections" when Batista and the mob were running the place.