(CNSNews.com) – White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday that President Barack Obama has decided against sending a presidential delegation to attend the memorial service of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, but instead the deputy national security adviser and the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba will attend the service.
"The president has decided not to send a presidential delegation to attend the memorial service today. I can tell you however that Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes will attend the service, as will the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba, Jeff Delaurentis," Earnest said when asked whether the U.S. would send a delegation to Castro's funeral.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has released a tally of alleged hate crimes and "hate incidents" in the wake of Donald Trump's electoral victory, and revealed a notable trend: The wave of alleged hate crimes after Trump's victory are concentrated in liberal states that voted for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
