From the Left · Watch · October 28, 2026
Oct 27 ยท U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban diplomats clash in a shouting match on the U.N. General Assembly floor during the annual embargo debate
CBS News: 'This is the United Nations. This isn't your communist dictatorship,' U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Michael Waltz said during a shouting match at the United Nations
Grade B (82/100). Floor footage of Waltz's speech on Cuba's government, the Cuban delegation's procedural objection and the session being suspended
B: Leaves out key context.
- Leaves out something important (minus 18 points): Waltz's charges against the Cuban government run with no Cuban response in English; the C-SPAN clip carries the Cuban foreign minister's reply
Splits: Floor footage of Waltz's speech on Cuba's government, the Cuban delegation's procedural objection and the session being suspended
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