US and Cuban Officials Engage in a Shouting Match During a UN Debate over the Economic Embargo
The clash disrupted a debate on the embargo as last year’s vote drew 165 support votes, 7 against and 12 abstentions, officials said.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez engaged in a shouting match at the United Nations General Assembly as Waltz argued against an annual resolution condemning the U.S. embargo.
- Heightened tensions stem from President Donald Trump's 'maximum pressure policy,' which includes tariffs on oil suppliers to Havana, causing widespread power outages that disrupt essential services for the Cuban people.
- As Waltz detailed alleged corruption, Rodriguez yelled, 'You are a liar!' while walking toward the General Assembly podium, criticizing the regime's 'Rolex collection while their people sit in the dark.'
- This incident follows a similar interaction last week between Waltz and Ernesto Soberan Guzman, a Cuban diplomat, marking a series of public spats over Washington's escalating economic campaign.
- While the annual resolution has received overwhelming support for 34 years, U.S. officials are lobbying against it this week, though Argentina, Ukraine, and Hungary opposed the measure for the first time.
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There was a heated debate between the US and Cuban representatives in the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, in which US Ambassador Mike Waltz accused the Cuban government of corruption and luxurious lifestyle.
Hands are beaten on the tables, lies are spoken of: a speech by the US ambassador to the UN was high.
The debate on the US embargo in front of the UN was briefly interrupted on Tuesday after an exchange between Mike Waltz and Bruno Rodriguez.
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