melisa raney reports. as cuba observes a nine-day surrounding the death of fidel castro is still pouring in. mos: "my note just is a simple note that's thanking fidel for his sacrifice that he made."butt sot "for my family who all came over here. who suffered. so, i was pretty ecstatic when i heard this morning." american politicians also reacted to castro's death.. including president obama who was criticized for offering his condolences.. senator bernie sanders said he would've done the same. sen. bernie sanders/ -i- vermont: "we've had relations with brutal dictatorships all over the world. the goal right now is to see that we can improve our relationships with the people of cuba. senator marco rubio.. a cuban-american.. tweeted the president's statement was "pathetic".. sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: barack obama is the president of the mostp world. and what i can pathetic is not mentioning whatsoever in that statement the reality that there are thousands upon thousands of people who suffered brutally

melisa raney reports. american politicians also reacted to castro's death.. including pre was criticized for offering his condolences.. senator bernie sanders said he would've done the same. sen. bernie sanders/ -i- vermont: "we've had relations with brutal dictatorships all over the world. the goal right now is to see that we can improve our relationships with the people of cuba. senator marco rubio.. a cuban- american.. tweeted the president's statement was "pathetic".. sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: barack obama is the president of the most powerful country in the world. and what i can pathetic is not mentioning whatsoever in that statement the reality that there are thousands upon thousands of castro regime." president-elect donald trump also tweeted about castro when the news broke. than later released his own statement calling the former leader a "brutal dictator" .. and that his legacy is one of "unimaginable suffering." senator rubio says he's confident the trump administration will bring the change the island nation needs in the wake of castro's dea