Ben Rhodes is President Obama’s “deputy national security advisor for strategic communications & speechwriting.” He also happens to be a moron:

.@rhodes44 says Cuba views political prisoners as having broken criminal laws in Cuba. pic.twitter.com/7bBr7w1m3w — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 21, 2016

Awww, those poor Castros. All this time, we’ve just misunderstood their pursuit of justice.

Well, in that case never mind, amiright? https://t.co/Li5P4eTd2v — Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) March 21, 2016

Oh. Em. Gee.

He said this out loud and on purpose. Sheesh. https://t.co/v7i8OD5JFw — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) March 21, 2016

Is this one of things Obama said we could learn from Cuba on Human Rights? https://t.co/heVzlbyBrr — mitrebox (@mitrebox) March 21, 2016

He said this out loud and on purpose. Sheesh. https://t.co/v7i8OD5JFw — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) March 21, 2016

@markknoller @rhodes44 Just a mild observation on how dictators see dissent. — Master Chief PO117 (@HaloChiefPO117) March 21, 2016

Every totalitarian regime says this numnuts. https://t.co/YbCy2p4YMt — Drew McCoy (@DrewMTips) March 21, 2016

@markknoller @rhodes44 Yes, the laws that demand you do not speak ill of your dear leader…horrific that you are supporting this regime — Apollo Fuhriman (@apollousa) March 21, 2016

Please shut this man up. What a blithering fool. https://t.co/JlM05xXeOp — Marc Thiessen (@marcthiessen) March 21, 2016

@marcthiessen @JonahNRO @markknoller incredible that in 2016 you have @rhodes44 providing spin for the brutal Castro regime — Gray Connolly (@GrayConnolly) March 21, 2016

@KatiePavlich So Ben Rhodes is now a spokesperson for Cuba — Bill1949 (@Bill1949) March 21, 2016

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.

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