Mike Waltz gets in shouting match with Cuban delegate at UN as American staffer assaulted

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.

As Waltz spoke, Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla charged toward the rostrum and accused Waltz of lying, causing the US envoy to shout: “Back up!”

US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, left, shouts at Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla as he approaches the rostrum on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly hall. Josh Christenson/NY Post
UN officials try to restore order as the shouting match erupted Josh Christenson/NY Post

“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.

A video obtained by The Post showed Waltz spokesman J.P. Freire apparently being assaulted by another member of the Cuban delegation who tried to grab Freire’s iPhone as he was recording the confrontation.

Waltz was detailing the Communist regime’s real estate holdings at the UN. Josh Christenson/NY Post

Members of the Cuban delegation were recording their own videos as Parrilla approached Waltz mid-speech.

Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Havana on Oct. 21. AFP via Getty Images

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