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Waltz: “i hope everyone, mr. president, is listening to the delegation right now. imagine what happens when someone asks questions in havana, not in a room full of ambassadors and cameras. imagine what happens to those people if this is the intimidation and disruption that we see.” The chair: “yes, i hear that a request for a point of order has been made. in the beginning of this session, i requested that —” Waltz: “i know you don't like to hear this. this is america, my friend. this is the united nations. this isn't your communist dictatorship. you cannot silence me, or you cannot silence my colleagues.” The chair: “at the beginning of this session, i very respectfully requested that the current speaker, whoever it be, be allowed to conclude before i give the floor to any delegation requesting a point of order. i fervently request you to kindly agree with my request, and you will have all the opportunity to speak once the current speaker ends his statement. please allow the statement to be delivered and i will give you the opportunity. please help me in conducting the business in a smooth manner. and you'll have that right. thank you.” Waltz: “mr. president, rule 71 is crystal clear. i'll read it for our colleagues here. it says, a representative rising to a point of order may not speak on the substance of the matter. the reality is he doesn't like the substance and what he's hearing. he doesn't like the hard truths. and you can come and intimidate all you want. excellencies, i ask everybody to respectfully — mr. president, this individual needs to back away from this podium. he's not going to intimidate me in the united states of america like he tries to intimidate me, and i'll ask everybody to go back to their delegation. and i'm the representative of the united states of america. back up. back up, ambassador. back away. this isn't havana.”