Trump’s Past UN Escalator and Teleprompter Woes Resurface Amidst Renewed Scrutiny

An incident involving a malfunctioning escalator and teleprompter that frustrated then-President Donald Trump during a United Nations General Assembly session continues to be a point of discussion. The event, which occurred on a Tuesday during his presidency, saw Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump forced to climb stairs after an escalator abruptly halted. Later, Trump’s teleprompter failed during his address, prompting him to joke about the operator being “in big trouble.”

The former president framed these mishaps as metaphors for what he perceived as the United Nations’ incompetence. At the time, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested the escalator stop might have been intentional, floating conspiracy theories about U.N. staff sabotage and indicating a Secret Service investigation. However, a U.N. spokesman attributed the escalator’s halt to a safety mechanism triggered possibly by a videographer from the U.S. delegation. Separately, a U.N. official noted the teleprompter was operated by the White House. This past event highlights the strained relationship between the Trump administration and the U.N., a period marked by U.S. withdrawals from various agencies and criticisms of the international body.

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