‘He’s gone’: Rubio boots Cuban diplomat after ‘assault’ on Waltz’s aide during shouting match at UN

Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved to expel a Cuban diplomat after US Ambassador Mike Waltz accused him of having “shoved and tried to assault” a member of the American delegation during a fiery UN confrontation. The incident unfolded as Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla traded accusations during a heated UN General Assembly debate over the decades-old US embargo on Cuba, forcing the session to be briefly suspended. Waltz said Rubio had signed the paperwork to eject the diplomat, identified in reporting as Richard Tur de la Concepción, declaring “He’s gone” after the confrontation involving US diplomat J.P. Freire.