12 of the Sharpest Reactions to Obama's U.S.-Cuba Deal

American Alan Gross released in prisoner swap with Cuba; Obama to overhaul Cuba policy in landmark deal. pic.twitter.com/XidoOyQtAa

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 17, 2014

So we are normalizing relations with Cuba based on their stalwart recommitment to liberty?

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 17, 2014

Cuba?are you serious!!! Well there you go crawling into bed with rattlesnakes again Barack

— Charlie Daniels (@CharlieDaniels) December 17, 2014

Obama unilaterally reopens US relations w/Cuba, bypassing majority elected GOP led Congress. Takes a despot to know a despot.

— Crystal Wright (@GOPBlackChick) December 17, 2014

Obama reopening relations w/communist Cuba for one US hostage cuz he decided "isolation doesn't work." Fidel is thrilled.

— Crystal Wright (@GOPBlackChick) December 17, 2014

Which major Obama donor gets the Cuba Ambassador gig?

— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) December 17, 2014

silly: WH says release of Gross was not a prisoner swap but Cuba did on humanitarian grounds; #NotThatStupid :)

— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) December 17, 2014

If anything, this emboldens all state sponsors of terrorism: http://t.co/cjuXvwFET8 #Cuba

— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) December 17, 2014

Obama grants amnesty to Cuba?

— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) December 17, 2014

Our foreign policy is being run by the Pope and Jesse Jackson #cuba

— BrookeGoldstein (@GoldsteinBrooke) December 17, 2014

. @marcorubio about #Cuba: "I'm for normalizing relations with Cuba. But Cuba would have to be normal"

— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) December 17, 2014

I suppose that the silver lining is that if 2016 does come down to Clinton v. Bush, we now have the option of moving to Cuba.

— Judianna (@Judianna) December 17, 2014

So, if North Korea stops torturing their people, does it mean Obama will normalize/establish relations with them next? #Cuba

— Matt Vespa (@mVespa1) December 17, 2014