Obama plays dominoes and jokes about The Beast as he stars with Cuban comedian Panfilo in TV skit amid protests demanding president return to the US

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[h=1]Obama plays dominoes and jokes about The Beast as he stars with Cuban comedian Panfilo in TV skit amid protests demanding president return to the US[/h]
  • Obama plays dominoes and praises Cuban way of life in the bizarre sketch
  • He jokes about his limo The Beast in his second skit with comedian Panfilo
  • President speaks Spanish and English and appears to have rehearsed lines
  • Seemingly carefree Obama has ignored calls to return to the United States
  • Protesters in Argentina - where he is now visiting - demanded he leave and critics say he should go home following the Brussels terrorist attacks
  • Obama danced the tango at a state dinner in Argentina on Wednesday


By OLLIE GILLMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 23:21, 23 March 2016 | UPDATED: 04:14, 24 March 2016



President Barack Obama has appeared in another comedy sketch in Cuba, this time playing dominoes and joking about The Beast in a bizarre skit.
The seemingly carefree president - who was also pictured dancing at a state dinner in Argentina on Wednesday evening - is seen chatting with three actors on a popular Cuban comedy show.
Alongside Panfilo - a bumbling character Obama starred with in another scene before his two-day trip to the communist nation - the president is taught how to play dominoes and praises the Cuban way of life.
The video was released a day after Obama finished his historic visit to Cuba and moved on to Argentina, where is facing a fierce backlash from protesters demanding he return to the U.S..



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President Barack Obama has appeared in another comedy sketch in Cuba, this time playing dominoes and joking about The Beast in a bizarre skit

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Fun and games: The president is taught how to play dominoes and praises the Cuban way of life

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The seemingly carefree president is seen chatting with three actors on a popular Cuban comedy show

The five-minute video shows Obama speaking Spanish and English as he chats with the three men in the satirical show Vivir del Cuento.
The president - who appears to have spent time rehearsing his lines - is shown how to play dominoes and praises Cuban food and music.
After mentioning how welcoming Cubans were to him and his family, Obama jokes about his armored limousine, which is nicknamed The Beast.


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One of the Cuban characters is worried whether the car would be safe at a baseball game the president attended in Havana.
'I just hope that no foul balls hit The Beast,' Obama said.
After Obama leaves, Pánfilo laments, 'Oh my God, I forgot to show him my ration card.'
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The video was released a day after Obama finished his historic visit to Cuba and moved on to Argentina

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The five-minute video shows Obama speaking Spanish and English as he chats with the three men in the satirical show Vivir del Cuento

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After mentioning how welcoming Cubans were to him and his family, Obama jokes about his armored limousine, which is nicknamed The Beast

Many Cubans depend on their monthly ration card for food to supplement the average state salary of $25 a month.
In a country where the Communist government tightly controls the media, Pánfilo - an old man played by actor Luis Silva - is allowed to satirize the difficulties of daily life.
Obama starred in another sketch with the comedian earlier this week ahead of the 48-hour visit to Havana, which ended on Tuesday.
The three-and-a-half minute video, posted online on Saturday, Panfilo acted out calling the White House and asking to speak to Obama.
It starts with Panfilo calling to see about the weather for a baseball game during Obama's trip to Cuba. Obama answers the phone call, leaving Panfilo shocked that he got the actual president on the line.
Panfilo advised that the president not bring heavy luggage 'or you'll get stuck at the airport'.
He also volunteered to pick him up from the airport if he needs a ride, and said if he needed a place to stay he could stay with him.


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Obama go home: Protesters in Argentina - where Obama and his wife, Michelle, are now visiting - have demanded he leave the country

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Despite the calls to go home, Obama was seen enjoying himself at the state dinner, sipping Champagne and dancing the tango with an Argentinian woman

The president has remained remarkably chirpy on his tour of Latin America, dsepite calls for him to return to the U.S. immediately from home and abroad.
Critics have called for Obama to come back to the United States in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels.
Meanwhile, protesters in Argentina - where Obama and his wife, Michelle, are now visiting - have demanded he leave the country too.
The protesters accuse America of backing dictatorial regimes during the Cold War in South America, including in Argentina, and hold the U.S. responsible for the thousands who died or were disappeared under their rule.
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the military coup in Argentina that ushered in one of the most oppressive dictatorships in Latin American history, which demonstrators argue makes Obama's visit particularly offensive.
Earlier in the day, Obama sought to deflect criticism of his foreign travel in the wake of Belgium's terror attacks, saying the U.S. must show ISIS that it does not have power over its citizens.
'We are strong, our values are right. You offer nothing, except death,' Obama said of ISIS.
Despite the calls to go home, Obama was seen enjoying himself at the state dinner, sipping Champagne and dancing the tango with an Argentinian woman.
Yesterday in Cuba, Obama went to a baseball game after the terrorist atrocities in Belgium which killed 34 and left around 200 people - including American citizens - injured.


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Ten more months until he leaves office and starts doing God knows what. Hopefully he takes time off to write a book and it takes him 30 years to do it.
 

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