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What happened
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz got into a shouting match with Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on the floor of the General Assembly. The confrontation occurred as Waltz delivered a speech defending the U.S. embargo against Cuba and making claims about forced labor. During the exchange, Cuban officials approached the podium and interrupted the address, leading Waltz to tell them to back away.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban officials engaged in a shouting match on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly after Cuban representatives approached the podium during a speech.
Right-leaning outlets like Blaze Media and The Daily Caller used vivid quotes and phrasing in their headlines and texts to emphasize Waltz standing his ground, such as noting he told them this is not Havana. The New Republic, rated Left, framed the incident in the context of an upcoming U.N. vote on the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Center outlets like The Hill and BBC News provided straightforward accounts focused primarily on the video posted by Waltz and the core exchange over forced labor claims.
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‘Back away from this podium’: UN ambassador posts video of confrontation with Cuban reps in General Assembly Hall
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Tuesday posted a video depicting the confrontation between U.S. and Cuban officials while he spoke at the podium of the U.N. General Assembly chamber. The video shows Cuban officials standing and speaking to Waltz, who can be heard saying one of them needs “to back away…
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz got into a screaming match with Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on Tuesday, after Parrilla approached Waltz’s podium mid-speech and called him a liar.This comes as the U.N. prepares to vote on whether to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba, the longest-running economic war and trade…
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Tuesday posted a video depicting the confrontation between U.S. and Cuban officials while he spoke at the podium of the U.N. General Assembly chamber. The video shows Cuban officials standing and speaking to Waltz, who can be heard saying one of them needs “to back away…
Cuban delegates reacted in response to claims from US ambassador Mike Waltz that the Havana government has profited off the forced labor of its citizens.
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A delegation of Cuban officials interrupted a speech by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz, which led to a heated shouting match.Waltz was defending the U.S. embargo against the communist regime on the island nation when the Cuban delegation began pounding on their desks.'Back up, ambassador! Back away! This isn't Havana! You're not going to intimidate…
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs to “back up!” as the two officials fell into a shouting match on the floor of the U.N. General Assembly. As Waltz was delivering a speech ridiculing the communist Cuban regime, the Cuban delegation began interrupting Waltz by shouting, banging on…
The Cuban official who allegedly "shoved and tried to assault" an American diplomat recording Mike Waltz’s shouting match with Havana’s foreign minister on the floor of the UN is to be kicked out of the US, the Ambassador has confirmed.
United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz told Cuba's foreign minister to "back up" after he approached the podium as Waltz was making his address.
‘This isn’t Havana’
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz shouted down Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on the General Assembly floor on Tuesday—while another member of the Cuban delegation tried to physically stop his spokesman from recording the exchange. The confrontation began as Waltz laid out evidence of corruption in Cuban leadership over…
