Bruno Rodríguez Calls Out US Ambassador at UN General Assembly

July 8, 2026

In an astounding denial of reality, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told the General Assembly on Tuesday that "there is no American blockade" on Cuba.

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez responded to Waltz, a former Green Beret: "This is the United Nations General Assembly, not a Green Beret camp. You're a liar, Mr. Waltz."

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    • "There is no American blockade," said Mike Waltz, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

      "They don't tell you. You don't here takes they don't get paid," Waltz followed the speech.

      "Point of order from the delegation of Cuba," a General Assembly official calls, and…

      "This is the General Assembly of the United Nations. Not a green beret camp. You're a liar, Mr. Waltz,"  Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs finished Waltz.

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