being the president of all the people. you have to take into consideration all the different views that there are on these subjects. it is fascinating too that he is willing to let in foes during the campaign trail into his cabinet. we will have to see what happens about mitt romney. there is speculation he might be named secretary of state. symone sanders, martha kumar and scott ty neil hughes. thanks very much. how the world is reacting to the death of fidel castro. you are live in the cnn newsroom. we will be right back.
assassination attempt, while the cuban leader allowed the ussr to build missile silos on the island, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war. thousands of castro s well to do cubans fled the country. the millions left behind became a one-party communist state, led by one man himself. translator: he imposed the idea that those who didn t like it could leave. he divided families. reporter: many saw positives. education and health care for all, racial integration. what fidel achieved in the social order of this country has not been achieved by any poor nation and by even rich countries, despite enormous precious. reporter: but critics say it came at a terrible cost. translator: the freedoms given to the cuban people were
political prisoners and religious freedoms as well. we know raul castro has been ruling cuba with an iron fiftst. what is the motivation for him to change? he wants to step out of power, not because they are going to have elections, not because they are going to choose their leaders. he will choose the next dictator and chief. that is how power is handed down in the castro regime. people want to be free. it doesn t matter if you are cuban or syrian, wherever you live. okay. congresswoman ileana ross leightonen, it sounds like we lost you on the phone. more reaction to fidel castro s death. we will take you live to the white house and the incoming president s estate in palm beach. the security could shell out a pretty penny to release space at trump tower. why they are raising some eyebrows jill stein s recount efforts
u.s./cube ban relations would be. no doubt on a day like this, the chant you here is at last this day has come. it is fascinating to see the dichotomy of people there on the streets celebrating. people in cuba on the quiet streets. we heard the one woman say she is mourning his death. we ll dive a little bit deeper and talk it over with florida congressman, ileana ross layton. congresswoman, first off, castro was such a polarizing figure. you say, quote, a tyrant is dead and a new beginning can dawn. what do you have to say to cubans that are mourning, specially those in havana who considered castro an inspiration? those individuals in havana or elsewhere in the island nation who are mourning his death do so outside of their home, because they don t want to be arrested. they don t want to be harassed.
they don t want to be detained. they don t want to be exiled, which is what happens to anyone that disagrees with the castro regime in any way, shape, or form. cuban disi cents are being rounded up as they always are to send a strong message to the cube ban population that there will be no dissent on these days. privately in their homes, these same individuals who probably are proclaim tog any press covering this in cuba that they lament the loss of their leader, they are probably celebrating inside in the privacy of the home. fidel castro was a tyrant, an evil dictator. i think it is terrible that president obama issued a statement offering condolences to the castro family. what about condolences to the family members of those who fidel castro personally executed, because he did so. what about the family members of