# ‘This is America!’ Waltz and Cuba’s foreign minister clash in shouting match at UN

https://mins.news/en/video/118890

- ABC News, 2026-10-28 10:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvJkdu9lAag

> Tensions between the U.S. and Cuba were on display Tuesday during the U.N. General Assembly’s annual debate on the U.S. blockade against Cuba. Ambassador Mike Waltz delivered a speech sharply criticizing Cuba’s regime before he and Cuba’s foreign minister exchanged shouts on the floor.

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