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U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat After Extraordinary U.N. Verbal Clash

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The move came after a shouting match between U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and the Cuban foreign minister.

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  1. 'Back away from this podium': UN ambassador posts video of confrontation with Cuban reps in General Assembly Hall

    Headline from The Hill ·

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    U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat After Extraordinary U.N. Verbal Clash

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

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  1. New York Post

    Mike Waltz gets in shouting match with Cuban delegate at UN as American staffer assaulted (opens New York Post)

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    US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz got into a shouting match with Cuba’s foreign minister on the floor of the general assembly hall Tuesday as he was detailing the Communist regime’s real estate holdings.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Cuban minister accuses Waltz of lying during UN General Assembly speech (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    On Oct. 27, 2026, Waltz showed Castro Rolexes (~$40,000, 55 years’ Cuban wages) at the UN; Rodríguez approached accusing lies; Waltz yelled "Back up!" as a delegate reached for aide Freire’s phone.

  3. The New Republic

    Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Get Into Shout-Off at U.N. (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    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.

  4. MyNorthwest

    US and Cuban officials engage in a shouting match during a UN debate over the economic embargo (opens MyNorthwest)

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    U.S. and Cuban officials engaged in a stunning shouting match on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, the latest in a series of public spats between the longtime adversaries over Washington’s escalating economic campaign against Havana. The interaction began shortly after U.

  5. Townhall

  6. Washington Examiner

    Mike Waltz gets into shouting match with Cuban foreign minister on UN floor (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    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 interru…

  7. Fox News

    Shouting match erupts at UN as Cuban foreign minister moves toward US ambassador's podium: 'Back up!' (opens Fox News)

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    United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz told Cuba's foreign minister to "back up" after he approached the podium as Waltz was making his address.

  8. ABC News

    US, Cuban officials engage in shouting match during UN debate over economic embargo (opens ABC News)

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    U.S. and Cuban officials have engaged in a stunning shouting match on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly

  9. NOTUS

    Mike Waltz Gets Into a Shouting Match With Top Cuban Official at the U.N. (opens NOTUS)

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    NOTUS's feed description

    The General Assembly gaveled out of session to diffuse the spat.

  10. Breitbart News

    Cuban 'Diplomats' Form Mob Scene at U.N. as Ambassador Mike Waltz Exposes Castro Family Riches (opens Breitbart News)

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    "Diplomats" representing the brutal Cuban communist regime, among them Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, organized a mob to shout down U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Tuesday as the American presented an exposé on the corruption of the ruling Castro family.

  11. Blaze Media

    US ambassador shouts down Cuban officials trying to hijack UN speech: 'Back away! This isn't Havana!' (opens Blaze Media)

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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.

  12. The Western Journal

    Watch: UN Chaos - Mike Walz Has to Order Approaching Cuban Minister Back to Seat as Communist Officials Fly into Rage (opens The Western Journal)

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    Communists can’t handle the truth — even on the floor of the United Nations. Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., pricked the sensibilities of Havana’s diplomats Tuesday while […]

  13. Breitbart News

    Waltz: We're Ejecting Cuban Diplomat Who 'Tried to Assault' One of Ours (opens Breitbart News)

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    On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signed the papers to expel the Cuban diplomat “who shoved and tried to assault one of

  14. Newsweek

    Mike Waltz Says Cuban Diplomat In Angry UN Confrontation Has Been Expelled (opens Newsweek)

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    Mike Waltz says Marco Rubio signed paperwork to expel a Cuban diplomat following a confrontation at the United Nations.

  15. New York Post

    Cuban official accused of shoving US diplomat during Mike Waltz’s shouting match at UN to be kicked out of US: ‘He’s gone’ (opens New York Post)

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    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.

  16. The Hill

    'Back away from this podium': UN ambassador posts video of confrontation with Cuban reps in General Assembly Hall (opens The Hill)

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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.

  17. The Western Journal

    Watch: Rubio Ejects Cuban Diplomat from US After Attempt to Assault American Diplomat During UN Session (opens The Western Journal)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio ejected a Cuban diplomat from the United States after the diplomat acted up Tuesday on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly in New […]

  18. ABC News

    'This is America!' Waltz says as he and Cubans get into shouting match at UN (opens ABC News)

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    Tension between the US and Cuba was on display at the UN on Tuesday as US Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuba's foreign minister got into a shouting match.

  19. The Daily Caller

  20. Latin Times

    Mike Waltz and Cuba's Foreign Minister Exchange Shouts During UN Embargo Debate (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    A heated confrontation between U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla forced the UN General Assembly to suspend proceedings during debate over Cuba's embargo.

  21. NOTUS

    U.S. Expels Cuban Official Who Got Into a Diplomatic Dust-Up at the U.N. (opens NOTUS)

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    NOTUS's feed description

    Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., claimed that the official “shoved and tried to assault” an American diplomat.

  22. HuffPost

    Mike Waltz Gets Into A Heated Screaming Match On The U.N. Floor — And You Have To See It To Believe It (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    “You understand who you’re dealing with? This is America. Back up!” the U.N. ambassador shouted as a Cuban delegate approached him.

  23. GOP Daily Brief

    Rubio Expels Cuban Diplomat After UN Floor Clash With Ambassador Mike Waltz (opens GOP Daily Brief)

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    For decades, the United Nations has doubled as a soapbox for tin-pot dictators and communist regimes to wag their fingers at the freest nation on...

  24. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Trump administration kicks out Cuban diplomat from US as tensions rise (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said the Trump administration is ejecting a Cuban diplomat from the United States amid soaring tensions between Washington and Havana.

  25. Wall Street Journal

    U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat After Extraordinary U.N. Verbal Clash (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The move came after a shouting match between U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and the Cuban foreign minister.

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