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Mike Waltz: “This individual needs to back away from this podium. He's not going to intimidate me in the United States of America.”

On the recordOctober 28, 2026
This individual needs to back away from this podium. He's not going to intimidate me in the United States of America.
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Mike Waltz
Florida

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Confrontation with Cuban Foreign Minister at U.N.

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