How dare they criticize Obama for acting like he’s at a Justin Bieber concert instead of a memorial service and shaking hands with Cuba’s anti-American dictator.

Via Washington Examiner:

White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest on Wednesday called it a “shame” that so much attention had been paid to controversies surrounding a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, saying the focus should remain on the legacy of the South African leader.

President Obama spoke at a memorial service for Mandela in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

However, much of the focus has been on a “selfie” photo Obama took with other leaders during the event, the president shaking hands with Cuban leader Raul Castro and reports that an interpreter standing next to speakers during the service wasn’t actually using sign language. […]

On the handshake with Castro, the White House insists the embrace wasn’t planned and that it doesn’t portend any change in U.S. policy.

Earnest said it was “unfortunate” that Republicans had chosen to criticize the president while he was on a trip abroad.