Cuban Official to Be Expelled From US After Allegedly Shoving American Diplomat
The incident occurred during a verbal altercation between U.S. Representative Mike Waltz and Cuba's foreign minister at the United Nations.
A Cuban official will be expelled from the United States after allegedly shoving and attempting to assault an American diplomat. The diplomat was reportedly filming a confrontation between U.S. Representative Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on the floor of the UN's General Assembly Hall on Tuesday.
The delegate, identified by Cuban media as Richard Tur de la Concepción, is accused of grabbing the U.S. diplomat's cell phone while the latter was recording the exchange. The Ambassador has confirmed that the Cuban official will be expelled from the U.S.
The incident unfolded during a heated verbal exchange between Waltz and Parrilla. The U.S. representative was reportedly shouting at the Cuban minister when the alleged physical altercation with the American diplomat took place.