Rubio expels Cuban diplomat from the US after fiery clash with Trump ambassador Mike Waltz at UN: 'He's gone!'

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Force, E. (2026, October 28). Rubio expels Cuban diplomat from the US after fiery clash with Trump ambassador Mike Waltz at UN: 'He's gone!'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16244611/Rubio-expels-Cuban-diplomat-US-fiery-clash-Trump-ambassador-Mike-Waltz-Hes-gone.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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US Ambassador Mike Waltz expelled Cuban diplomat Richard Tur de la Concepcion from the United States after a physical altercation at the UN. The conflict began when Waltz criticized "corrupt Cuban elites" and showed photos of Fidel Castro wearing expensive watches, prompting Rodriguez Parrilla to confront him aggressively. Later, during another incident captured on video, Tur de la Concepcion lunged at Waltz's spokesman JP Freire and attempted to seize his recording phone. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signed the paperwork for Tur de la Concepcion’s expulsion from the US, set to occur within 24 hours.
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US Ambassador Mike Waltz engaged in a heated exchange with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla during a debate on the US embargo against Cuba at the United Nations General Assembly headquarters in New York on October 27, 2026. The confrontation escalated when Waltz repeatedly shouted, "This is America," and criticized Cuban repression, leading to verbal clashes between both delegations. Following this incident, Cuban diplomat Richard Tur de la Concepcion attempted to grab an iPhone from a US spokesman, JP Freire, during the debate. In response, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed paperwork to expel de la Concepcion from the United States within 24 hours. The exchange comes amid tightened US sanctions and a fuel blockade imposed on Cuba since January 2026, which have severely impacted its economy.

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📰 US And Cuba Clash At UN
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“Article A describes a verbal confrontation without physical altercation, while Article B mentions a physical incident involving an attempt to snatch a phone.”
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Waltz PERSON · 15× Cuban NORP · 11× American NORP · 5× Havana GPE · 4× Freire PERSON · 3× Trump PERSON · 3× Tur de la Concepcion PERSON · 3× Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla PERSON · 2× Cuba GPE · 2× Richard Tur de la Concepcion PERSON · 2×

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Waltz said that Parrilla was not going to 'intimidate him' in the United States of America, 'like he tries to intimidate political prisoners.' Video captured the moment when Tur de la Concepcion later attempted to grab Freire's phone. Freire told the Daily Mail that the delegate who physically confronted him today used 'the same intimidation' of the clerks to cut off Waltz's microphone last time. The Waltz spokesman also added, 'Under the Castro's communist regime, it's always the regime's turn.' Waltz seen telling in a heated exchange at the UN The spectacle on the diplomatic stage comes against the backdrop of rapidly deteriorating relations between Washington and Havana Cuban Embassy diplomat David Ramirez Alvarez posted on X after the exchange, saying Waltz is a 'disgrace to what it means to be a diplomat.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-28
🔮 A Cuban diplomat who got into a fiery clash with US diplomats at the United Nations will be expelled from the country.

Claims (23 extracted, 2 hedged)

A Cuban diplomat who got into a fiery clash with US diplomats at the United Nations will be expelled from the country. asserted
who → get → country
The confrontation occurred on Tuesday between members of US Ambassador Mike Waltz's team and members of Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla's team after the US ambassador called out 'corrupt Cuban elites.' The exchange became physical when the First Secretary of Cuba's UN delegation, Richard Tur de la Concepcion, lunged at Waltz's spokesman, JP Freire, and attempted to snatch an iPhone Freire was recording with. asserted
Freire → occur → iPhone
On Tuesday evening, Waltz revealed on Fox News that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signed paperwork to kick Tur de la Concepcion out of the US. asserted
Rubio → reveal → US
'He's gone. asserted
He → go → ?
He is going to be on a plane to Havana within the next 24 hours,' Waltz said on the network. asserted
Waltz → go → network
The US ambassador accused Tur de la Concepcion of shoving and trying to assault 'one of our American diplomats. asserted
ambassador → accuse → diplomats
' 'You lay a hand on an American here in the United States, President Trump, Secretary Rubio and myself, we're not gonna stand for it,' Waltz said. asserted
Waltz → lay → it
The confrontation at the UN began after Waltz held up a photo of late dictator Fidel Castro wearing two Rolexes estimated to be worth roughly $40,000, then showed a photo of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to the crowd. asserted
Waltz → begin → crowd
US Ambassador Mike Waltz Waltz revealed on Tuesday that a Cuban diplomat accused of assaulting an American diplomat is being expelled from the US Waltz said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signed paperwork to kick Cuban delegate Richard Tur de la Concepcion out of the country asserted
Rubio → reveal → country
The revelation comes after a confrontation at the United Nations on Tuesday between Waltz and members of Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla's team Rodriguez Parrilla aggressively approached the podium to brand Waltz a liar after the US ambassador called out 'corrupt Cuban elites' ' asserted
ambassador → come → elites
According to the regime's own statistics, that would pay for 55 years of an average Cuban wage,' the US ambassador said. uncertain
ambassador → accord → wage
'It didn't just start with Castro. asserted
It → start → Castro
That is when Rodriguez Parrilla aggressively approached the podium to brand Waltz a liar. asserted
Parrilla → approach → Waltz
The US envoy fired back without missing a beat: 'Back up!' asserted
envoy → fire → beat
Addressing the stunned assembly, Waltz added, 'He doesn't like hard truths. asserted
He → address → truths
You can come and intimidate all you want.' asserted
you → come → all
Waltz said that Parrilla was not going to 'intimidate him' in the United States of America, 'like he tries to intimidate political prisoners.' Video captured the moment when Tur de la Concepcion later attempted to grab Freire's phone. Freire told the Daily Mail that the delegate who physically confronted him today used 'the same intimidation' of the clerks to cut off Waltz's microphone last time. The Waltz spokesman also added, 'Under the Castro's communist regime, it's always the regime's turn.' Waltz seen telling in a heated exchange at the UN The spectacle on the diplomatic stage comes against the backdrop of rapidly deteriorating relations between Washington and Havana Cuban Embassy diplomat David Ramirez Alvarez posted on X after the exchange, saying Waltz is a 'disgrace to what it means to be a diplomat. asserted
it → say → what
' 'The man talk, walks and acts like a character from the film Idiocracy,' Alvarez posted. asserted
Alvarez → talk → film
'Cuba will not stay idly as this person eviscerates the principles of the United Nations.' asserted
person → stay → Nations
The spectacle on the diplomatic stage comes against the backdrop of rapidly deteriorating relations between Washington and Havana, as the Trump administration dramatically ratchets up pressure on the communist-run island nation. asserted
administration → come → nation
President Trump has openly toyed with the idea of American military intervention, repeatedly warning Havana that its dictatorship is living on borrowed time. asserted
dictatorship → toy → time
At a recent Florida rally, Trump openly taunted the Cuban regime, musing that American naval vessels returning from regional deployments could simply pull up to the island's shores. uncertain
vessels → taunt → shores
This is a breaking news story. asserted
This → break → ?
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