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[a video on Peertube about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast][a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz doubled down today on his claim that the blockade on Cuba doesn’t exist during today’s General Assembly debate.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez confronted Waltz over his sweeping, unsubstantiated accusations of corruption against Cuba’s leadership, calling him a liar in a heated exchange on the Assembly floor.
For 33 consecutive years, the UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to condemn the U.S. economic blockade on Cuba. This year’s vote comes amid an aggressive campaign by the Trump administration to pressure countries into withdrawing their support for the resolution.
The General Assembly will vote on the resolution tomorrow.
Read our breakdown of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign at the UN and our fact-check of Waltz’s claims: https://www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/the-war-on-cuba-goes-to-the-un
Once again the US makes itself the clown. Shouting to the mic as if the rest were lesser, in a forum that is meant to be where all are equal.
