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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Trump Forced to Walk Up the Stairs, Alleges UN Sabotage
On Wednesday, Donald and Melania Trump sauntered past reporters at the United Nations headquarters and stepped onto the escalators when, suddenly, the mechanics stopped. The two looked around, confused, before moseying up the steps. Since escalatorgate, the president has become convinced the move was a humiliation ritual and has taken to Truth Social to call sabotage: “the escalator came to a sudden halt as we were riding up to the podium,” he …
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Trump is accusing the U.N. of 'sabotage.' The U.N. says Trump's team is to blame
Trump says three "sinister events" disrupted his speech: a frozen escalator, a broken teleprompter and a too-quiet sound system. The U.N. says Trump's team is at fault, but opened an investigation.
Trump demands probe into UN 'triple sabotage' after escalator, teleprompter and sound system malfunctions
'A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday. Not one, not two, but three very sinister events!' Trump wrote on his Truth Social account of the multiple issues he encountered as he addressed the UN in New York City on Tuesday.
In a long post on Truth, the President of the United States shouts at the conspiracy for technical inconveniences during his speech at the United Nations. ...
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Escalatorgate: Trump demands probe into UN 'triple sabotage'
US President Donald Trump demanded an investigation Wednesday into what he called "triple sabotage" after an escalator, teleprompter and sound system malfunctioned as addressed the United Nations.
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