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Watch: Cuban Delegation Walks Out In The Middle Of Trump’s UN Speech After He Calls Their Country A Failed State

The Cuban delegation walked out of the president's speech at the United Nations.

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In his United Nations General Assembly speech on Tuesday, President Donald Trump talked about his desire to overthrow the Cuban regime. As a result, the Cuban delegation walked out.

According to The Hill, Trump said in the speech that “my administration is also seeking a fundamental change in the situation in Cuba, where the communist regime is under great pressure — the biggest pressure they’ve ever been under. It’s an absolutely failed state… It’s failing like never before, and it will fall.”

Following the U.S.-led operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January, Cuba was cut off from Venezuelan oil, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio is engaging in “negotiations” with the Cuban government. Many American presidents have pushed for the death of the Cuban regime, going all the way back to the late 1950s, and it hasn’t collapsed yet.

Also in the speech, Trump said that he faces a “choice” over whether to “annihilate” Iran or make a deal.

“Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world,” Trump said in the speech, per the New York Times. “Or do I annihilate the Islamic republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?”

Social media users had some thoughts on the Cuban delegation walking out of the speech.

Photo courtesy of an X screenshot.

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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