The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, confronted a Cuban diplomat during a UN session—an exchange that quickly became a diplomatic spectacle.
Waltz, the former national security advisor demoted by Trump, warned the Cuban official who was challenging him on the floor, accusing him of intimidation:
“You understand who you’re dealing with? This is America. BACK UP. BACK AWAY.”
(You understand who you’re dealing with? This is America. BACK UP. BACK AWAY)
The incident occurred as the UN prepared to vote on a resolution calling for an end to the U.S. embargo against Cuba.
With decorum and protocol abandoned, the scene underscored the growing disorder within the UN—hardly a surprise in today’s multilateral landscape.
The phrase “you understand who you’re dealing with?” carries an unmistakable tone of threat.
It is rare for a U.S. ambassador to assert to a foreign diplomat, “You won’t intimidate me,” especially in such a public forum.
These are not expressions of diplomatic discourse but rather language more fitting for street-level confrontations—far removed from the formal expectations of international diplomacy.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1880234044136448/
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