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Mike Waltz reveals Cuban diplomat shoved US staffer, slapped phone away in explosive UN clash

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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz described an altercation during a UN General Assembly speech where a Cuban diplomat shoved his staff member and slapped a phone out of their hand before being expelled from the U.S. The incident occurred when Waltz accused Cuba's government of enriching its leaders while neglecting its citizens, leading to a confrontation with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla. Waltz cited Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s report on Cuba’s alleged espionage and influence operations in the U.S., emphasizing that such behavior reflects negatively on how Cuba treats its own people internally.
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On October 27, 2026, U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla got into a heated shouting match during the U.N. General Assembly in New York. The confrontation started when Waltz was speaking against supporting Cuba's annual resolution condemning the U.S. embargo. Cuban delegates interrupted him loudly, prompting Waltz to tell them to "back up." The conflict escalated with physical tension as one of Cuba’s diplomats reportedly tried to knock a phone out of a U.S. diplomat's hand and shoved a staff member, leading to the expulsion of Richard Tur de la Concepción from the United States. Cuban officials welcomed Tur back home on October 30, further escalating tensions between the two countries amid Washington's ongoing economic campaign against Cuba, including an oil blockade.

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📰 Shouting Match Between US And Cuba At UN
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Topics

America Cuba Cuban U.S. the United States

Subjects

Cuban NORP · 7× Waltz PERSON · 4× America GPE · 2× Cuba GPE · 2× the United States GPE · 2× Marco Rubio PERSON · 1× Mike Waltz PERSON · 1× State ORG · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× the United Nations ORG · 1×

Narrative

Waltz said the Cuban regime "has been exporting communism, their Marxist ideology, through leftist groups and current politicians right here in the United States" and blamed much of the unrest in America on "67 years of putting up with Havana." He finished with a prediction about the future of the Caribbean nation.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-01
🔮 I think the Cuban people will see freedom on President Trump's watch, and I'll just leave it at that."
2026-11-01 · Fox News
Mike Waltz reveals Cuban diplomat shoved US staffer, slapped phone away in explosive UN clash · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz recalled on "The Sunday Briefing" how a heated confrontation with Cuban officials nearly turned physical, alleging that one diplomat shoved a member of his staff and slapped a phone out of his hand before being expelled from the United States. asserted
diplomat → recall → States
"I really thought it was about to go down," Waltz said, attributing the decision to "boot the guy" back to Cuba to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. asserted
Waltz → think → Rubio
"The guy that we actually put on a one-way flight back to his crumbling country shoved one of my staff, slapped the phone out of his hand, was trying to bully the UN staff into cutting my microphone. asserted
we → put → microphone
Then, their foreign minister gets up out of his chair and rushes the podium. asserted
minister → get → podium
" Waltz was accusing Cuba's government of enriching its leaders while its people suffered during a speech on the floor of the UN General Assembly when Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla approached the podium and sought to interrupt his remarks. asserted
Parrilla → accuse → remarks
"If they'll do that on the floor of the UN in front of diplomats, in front of the world, imagine what they do to these the poor Cuban people behind closed doors," Waltz said. asserted
Waltz → do → doors
He said he was holding up photos showing the deceased former Cuban President Fidel Castro's private island and luxury jet, as well as the Rolex watches, luxury vacations and yachts enjoyed by current regime leaders. asserted
he → say → leaders
"They use the UN, they try to use it to further their propaganda and blame us. asserted
they → use → us
We're not going to have it, and we smacked it down, almost literally." asserted
we → go → it
To back up his claims, the ambassador pointed to Rubio's 100-page report titled "Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism," which accuses the Cuban government of running espionage and influence operations in America. uncertain
which → back → America
Waltz said the Cuban regime "has been exporting communism, their Marxist ideology, through leftist groups and current politicians right here in the United States" and blamed much of the unrest in America on "67 years of putting up with Havana." He finished with a prediction about the future of the Caribbean nation. asserted
He → say → nation
I think the Cuban people will see freedom on President Trump's watch, and I'll just leave it at that." asserted
I → think → that
Fox News Digital's Alec Schemmel contributed to this report. asserted
Schemmel → contribute → report
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