Waltz warns of Chinese, Russian-fueled ‘national security threat’ looming close to US shores

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Michael Waltz discusses the unexpected passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and escalating American strikes on Iran during ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’

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“[There are] both Chinese and Russian [sites],” Waltz told “Sunday Morning Futures,” claiming both entities are collecting information around U.S. military bases in Cuba.

Then-national security advisor Mike Waltz speaks during an event entitled “Passing the Baton: Strategies for Success” at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 14, 2025 (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

“The Cuban regime is not only a threat to its own people, it’s a national security threat, and this administration is not going to stand for it any longer,” he added.

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“They [Russia and China] still have intelligence posts, signals collection posts and military officers in Cuba right off our shores, but they’re no longer in Venezuela, they’re no longer in South Central America… even in the Panama Canal, [as they were] under the Biden administration and previous administrations,” he said.

Jeb Bush, chairman of United Against Nuclear Iran, spoke at an event where a recovered Iranian Shahed drone was on display at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla., on July 8, 2026. Bush addressed recent reports that Cuba is in possession of hundreds of the drones, and the threat this poses to the U.S. (Ronn Blitzer/Fox News Digital)

Crediting President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Waltz argued the administration has reasserted American influence throughout the hemisphere and will continue doing so.

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