Washington (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump initially took to Twitter on Saturday to react in only four words to Fidel Castro's death, before issuing a longer statement condemning the "brutal dictator" and yearning for a free Cuba. "Fidel Castro is dead!" Castro's death came just weeks after Trump, a frequent critic of the reopening of diplomatic relations with Cuba, was elected president. "The tyrant #Castro is dead. The tyrant #Castro is dead.

Source: CNN November 26, 2016 13:43 UTC