UN Ambassador Mike Waltz got into a near-physical confrontation while speaking at the UN General Assembly hall in New York on Tuesday.
As Waltz was calling out Cuba’s Communist leaders, the Cuban foreign minister interrupted and approached Waltz, saying, “I appeal to you, and I’ll ask everyone.”
Waltz snapped, “And I’m the representative of the United States of America! Back up! Back up, Ambassador! Back away.”
“You are not going to intimidate me. Do you understand who you’re dealing with?” Waltz continued.
“This is America. Back up. The rule is clear. This is the substance of the speech. There are no procedural— You can bring as many people as you want. Please sit down. Sit down.”
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The heated confrontation came after Waltz shredded Cuban Communists for leaving their country in squalor as they enjoy lives of riches.
Waltz had called out the Communist leaders for profiting off of their people and showing a photo of Fidel Castro wearing two Rolex watches.
“You’re looking at the great revolutionary, what’s on his wrist worth $40,000 in today’s money,” Waltz said while flashing the photo. “According to the regime’s own statistics, that would pay for 55 years of an average Cuban wage.”
“It didn’t just start with Castro. This is the current Cuban president, also with a Rolex on,” he added, flashing another photo, this time of Miguel Díaz-Canel.
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Waltz called out the Havana government for profiting off of the forced labor of its own citizens sent to concentration camps while using confiscated “businesses, farms, factories, homes and the savings of generations of hardworking Cubans” to line the pockets of its leaders.
As Waltz spoke, Cuba’s delegation banged on the table near their seats to express disapproval before Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla charged toward the rostrum and accused Waltz of lying, causing the US envoy to shout: “Back up!”
“He doesn’t like hard truths,” Waltz told the delegates. “You can come and intimidate all you want.”
“He’s not going to intimidate me in the United States of America — like he tries to intimidate political prisoners,” said Waltz, raising his voice at Parrilla as UN officials tried to restore order.
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