Senator Daniel Núñez (PC) responded Wednesday night to the U.S. ambassador to Chile, Brandon Judd, after the diplomat called it a "blatant lie" the accusation that Washington had denied him a visa to travel to U.S. soil.
The controversy began in the afternoon, when Núñez called on the embassy to explain why, according to him, it had denied him the document to attend a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in New York, and described what happened as a "veto against a communist senator."
The new clash occurred about three hours after Judd denied the version given by the lawmaker and stated that the United States never received a visa application, and therefore never had the opportunity to approve or reject it.
In response to those questions, Núñez provided a detail about the origin of his version. "The denial of my visa was reported to me by the Senate's International Relations Unit. I will not accept that my word be called into question," he stated through his X account.
The senator also responded to another of Judd's arguments, who had pointed out that the United States receives politicians and diplomats of various tendencies during United Nations meetings, including communist representatives.
"How good to hear from Ambassador Judd himself that the U.S. does not apply vetoes. He could remind President Trump of that, who vetoed CNN and other media outlets," he stat…
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PoliticsThe communist senator said it was the Senate's International Relations Unit that informed him of the refusal of the document. The US diplomat had stated hours earlier that his country "never received a request." Senator Daniel Núñez CommentsSenator Daniel Núñez (PC) responded Wednesday night to the US ambassador to Chile, Brandon Judd, after the diplomat called the accusation that Washington had denied him a visa to travel to US soil a "blatant lie." The controversy began in the afternoon, when Núñez called on the embassy to explain why, according to him, it had denied him the document to attend a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in New York, and described what happened as a "veto against a communist senator." The new clash occurred about three hours after Judd denied the parliamentarian's version and stated that the United States never received a visa request, and therefore had no opportunity to approve or reject it. In response to those questions, Núñez provided a detail about the origin of his version. "The denial of my visa was communicated to me by the Senate's International Relations Unit. I do not accept that my word be called into question," he said through his X account. The senator also responded to another of Judd's arguments, who had pointed out that the United States receives politicians and diplomats of different tendencies during United Nations meetings, including communist representatives. "How good to hear from Ambassador Judd's own mouth that the US does not apply vetoes. He could remind President Trump of that, who vetoed CNN and other media outlets," said the parliamentarian. How good to hear from Ambassador Judd's own mouth that the US does not apply vetoes. He could remind President Trump of that, who vetoed CNN and other media outlets. The denial of my visa was communicated to me by the Senate's International Relations Unit. I do not accept that my word be called into question https://t.co/hK9CSN0MPc— Daniel Nuñez A. (@daniel_nunez_a) October 1, 2026
In his earlier response, the ambassador had also stated that, although the United States does not comment on individual visa cases, he decided to speak out in the face of what he described as falsehoods. "I am sure that Mr. Núñez knows this," said Judd about his version that Washington never received the request. More about:Daniel NúñezBrandon JuddUnited States