US EditionWhite House Suggests UN Sabotage After Glitches as UN Rebuts with Technical Explanation
- On September 23, 2025, while arriving at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, Donald Trump and his wife Melania experienced a brief stoppage of the escalator they were using.
- The escalator stopped due to a safety mechanism triggered inadvertently by a White House videographer travelling backwards up the escalator, while the teleprompter, operated by Trump's team, also malfunctioned during his speech.
- Trump gave an hour-long address to the 193-member General Assembly and made a joke about the technical difficulties, remarking that the person handling the teleprompter would be facing serious consequences, while the moment was broadcast live and highlighted his entrance.
- The President’s spokesperson accused United Nations personnel of deliberate interference with the escalator, called for a thorough investigation, urged that those responsible be dismissed, and suggested the issues "don't appear accidental," while a UN representative countered by attributing the fault to the President’s own team.
- The UN concluded a one-day investigation attributing the escalator stoppage to the videographer's actions and confirmed the teleprompter was managed by Trump's team, indicating the event likely was accidental rather than deliberate.
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Donald Trump's visit to New York has given rise to several technical problems. Even sabotage is suspected in the White House environment.
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