{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/us-expels-cuban-diplomat-after-un-confrontation","slug":"us-expels-cuban-diplomat-after-un-confrontation","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/us-expels-cuban-diplomat-after-un-confrontation","title":"US Expels Cuban Diplomat After UN Confrontation","subtitle":"Ambassador Mike Waltz accused the diplomat of shoving and attempting to assault a US staffer.","excerpt":"The US has expelled a Cuban diplomat following a heated exchange at the UN General Assembly. Ambassador Mike Waltz stated the diplomat shoved and attempted to assault an American staffer, leading Secretary of State Marco Rubio to sign the expulsion papers.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T10:25:15.847Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-29T09:17:30.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-29T10:25:15.847Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":68,"hype":48,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named officials, with specific details provided by one full report and multiple digests.","critic":"Reporting is clear and holds together, with most outlets providing context and quoting affected parties.","hype":"Headlines and some digests use strong language like 'explodes' and 'chaos erupts'."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#Cuba","#UnitedNations","#Diplomacy","#InternationalRelations"],"entities":["Mike Waltz","Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla","Marco Rubio","United States","Cuba","United Nations"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The US has expelled a Cuban diplomat after a confrontation at the UN General Assembly.","US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz stated the Cuban diplomat shoved and attempted to assault an American diplomat.","Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed the paperwork for the diplomat's ejection.","The UN General Assembly passed a resolution condemning the US embargo against Cuba."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The United States has expelled a Cuban diplomat from the country following a confrontation at the United Nations General Assembly. US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz stated that the Cuban diplomat shoved and attempted to assault an American diplomat. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed the paperwork for the diplomat's ejection."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The incident occurred during a session discussing the US economic embargo against Cuba. Reports describe a shouting match between Ambassador Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla. Videos show members of the Cuban delegation hitting a table and the foreign minister calling for a point of order as Waltz spoke. The Cuban Mission to the UN sent a letter to the Secretary General expressing concern, stating a US diplomat invaded the Cuban diplomat's personal space to film them and post videos online to damage their reputation."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on diplomat's actions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US Ambassador Mike Waltz stated the Cuban diplomat \"shoved and tried to assault\" an American diplomat. A State Department spokesperson told CNN that \"Members of the incompetent communist Cuban regime showed their true essence through their intimidation and oppression tactics.\" The Cuban Mission to the UN stated that a US diplomat invaded the Cuban diplomat’s personal space to film them and put the videos on social media with the intention of damaging the Cuban diplomat’s reputation."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the UN General Assembly passing a resolution condemning the US embargo against Cuba with 130 votes in favour, 17 against, and 25 abstentions. None of the right-rated digests mention the UN General Assembly passing a resolution condemning the US embargo against Cuba with 130 votes in favour, 17 against, and 25 abstentions."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Nedeljnik","url":"https://nedeljnik.rs/trampova-administracija-proteruje-kubanskog-diplomatu-iz-sad-tenzije-rastu","headline":"The Trump Administration Expels a Cuban Diplomat From the US, Tensions Rise","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T09:17:30.000Z"},{"sourceName":"indyturk.com","url":"https://indyturk.com/node/784481","headline":"Tensions Rise at UN: US Expels Cuban Diplomat","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T08:32:14.000Z"},{"sourceName":"diariodecuba.com","url":"https://diariodecuba.com/derechos-humanos/1793257088_69600.html","headline":"Richard Tur Enters the List of Cuban Repressors After the Violent Incident at the UN","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T07:00:14.650Z"},{"sourceName":"cubainformación.tv","url":"https://cubainformacion.tv/la-columna/20261029/125782/125782-lo-que-no-quieren-trump-waltz-y-rubio-conozcas-sobre-lo-que-en-verdad-paso-hoy-en-la-onu","headline":"What Trump, Waltz and Rubio Don't Want to Know About What Really Happened at the UN Today","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T07:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Spiegel","url":"https://spiegel.de/ausland/streit-bei-uno-sitzung-usa-weisen-kubanischen-diplomaten-aus-a-bf683684-5f17-4d56-8bd9-99754621e3d2","headline":"Dispute at Uno Meeting: US Reject Cuban Diplomats","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T06:23:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"topky.sk","url":"https://topky.sk/cl/11/9541979/Napatie-medzi-USA-a-Kubou-ESKALUJE--Washington-vyhostil-kubanskeho-diplomata-po-ostrej-hadke","headline":"Tensions Between the US and Cuba ESCALATE: Washington Expels Cuban Diplomat After Heated Argument","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T05:42:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija","url":"https://lrt.lt/naujienos/pasaulyje/6/3097023/po-konflikto-per-debatus-jungtinese-tautose-jav-issiunte-kubos-diplomata","headline":"US Expels Cuban Diplomat After Clash at UN Debate","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T05:10:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Hospodárske Noviny","url":"https://hnonline.sk/svet/96310563-ostra-vymena-nazorov-usa-vyhostili-kubanskeho-diplomata-po-konfrontacii-v-osn","headline":"Sharp Exchange of Views: US Expels Cuban Diplomat After Confrontation at UN","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T05:07:28.000Z"},{"sourceName":"nafeza2world.com","url":"https://nafeza2world.com/Akhbar-Al-Alm/2824523","headline":"A Video Window that Drives Rubio to Fire a Cuban diplomat... 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