Watch | —. U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz confronted Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday after the Cuban official approached the podium during Waltz's remarks about the Havana regime. As Waltz detailed the privileges of Cuban elites amid widespread shortages on the island, Rodriguez charged at the podium and accused him of lying. Waltz responded firmly: "Back up, he's not going to intimidate me in the United States of America - like he's trying to intimidate political prisoners. I'm the representative of the United States of America. back up. This is not Havana. Cuban representatives also knocked on the desks. The president of the assembly intervened to restore order.

Watch | —. U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz confronted Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday after the Cuban official approached the podium during Waltz's remarks about the Havana regime. As Waltz detailed the privileges of Cuban elites amid widespread shortages on the island, Rodriguez charged at the podium and accused him of lying. Waltz responded firmly: "Back up, he's not going to intimidate me in the United States of America - like he's trying to intimidate political prisoners. I'm the representative of the United States of America. back up. This is not Havana. Cuban representatives also knocked on the desks. The president of the assembly intervened to restore order.