U.S. responses to Hugo Chávez's death
The responses across the globe to the passing of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez show him to be just as divisive a character in death as during his rule. While the White House issued a Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR): 
"Sic semper tyrannis,” = "Thus always to tyrants" - This is what John Wilkes Booth yelled out when he shot Abraham Lincoln. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee: 
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa She has been very active on her Twitter account and in the media, declaring "Venezuelans deserved better" and that the "Death of Hugo Chavez marks an opportunity for democracy in Venezuela." Following Venezuela's expulsion of two U.S. officials, she called for Venezuela's diplomat to the U.S. to be expelled. She also postulated on Venezuela's future under Maduro: 
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "Hugo Chavez ruled Venezuela with an iron hand and his passing has left a political void that we hope will be filled peacefully and through a constitutional and democratic process, grounded in the Venezuelan constitution and adhering to the Inter-American Democratic Charter." Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), In a statement he expressed the repeated line that Chávez's death is an opportunity for democracy, calling his rule "one of the darkest periods in its history," and saying the country “deserves so much better than the socialist disaster of the past 14 years.” On an interesting media point, New York Times journalist Simon Romero on his Twitter account noted that Venezuelan newspapers are featuring condolences from U.S. companies: 