"You Are Lying": Cuban Foreign Minister Clashes With Mike Waltz at UN Embargo Debate
A heated confrontation erupted on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly on October 27, 2026, as Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz clashed during the annual debate over Washington’s decades-long embargo on Cuba.
Waltz was speaking against a non-binding resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial measures when the exchange turned personal. He sharply criticized the Cuban government, accusing it of corruption and allowing its elite to live in luxury while ordinary citizens suffered. At one point he held up…
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