President Trump lambasts United Nations after escalator, teleprompter malfunctions

NEW YORK – During a visit to the United Nations this week, President Donald Trump experienced a series of technical issues with an escalator, a teleprompter, and a sound system. The incidents occurred as he arrived to address the 80th session of the General Assembly, and after a very frank 2-hour speech, lambasted the struggling international agency for their alleged conduct.

The incidents began with an escalator malfunction. As Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped onto an escalator, it came to an abrupt halt. Video footage shows them briefly stranded before walking up the remaining steps.

Then, during his address to the assembly, a teleprompter failure took place. As Trump began his address to the delegates, he announced that his teleprompter was not working. The device eventually started working again after about 15 minutes.

To make matters even worse, a sound system failure followed. Trump claimed that the sound system in the auditorium was “completely off,” stating that world leaders “couldn’t hear a thing” without interpreter earpieces. He said his wife, who was sitting in the front row, told him she could not hear his speech.

Trump labeled the mishaps “triple sabotage” and demanded an investigation.
In a post on social media, Trump called the events “very sinister” and wrote that he had sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres demanding an immediate probe.

The White House and conservative media commentators echoed these claims, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggesting the incidents were part of an intentional plot. Leavitt noted that a British newspaper had previously reported U.N. staffers joked about turning off escalators in response to U.S. funding cuts.

Trump has demanded that all security footage from the escalator be saved for ab investigation.

The U.N. has largely placed the blame for the incidents on Trump’s delegation. A U.N. spokesperson stated that a videographer in the U.S. delegation inadvertently triggered a built-in safety mechanism on the escalator by traveling backward to film Trump.

The President didn’t hold back after the series of mis-haps, and blasted the struggling international agency in the aftermath:

“A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday — Not one, not two, but three very sinister events! First, the escalator going up to the Main Speaking Floor came to a screeching halt. It stopped on a dime. It’s amazing that Melania and I didn’t fall forward onto the sharp edges of these steel steps, face first. It was only that we were each holding the handrail tightly or, it would have been a disaster. This was absolutely sabotage, as noted by a day’s earlier “post” in The London Times that said UN workers “joked about turning off an escalator.” The people that did it should be arrested! Then, as I stood before a Television crowd of millions of people all over the World, and important Leaders in the Hall, my teleprompter didn’t work. It was stone cold dark. I immediately thought to myself, “Wow, first the escalator event, and now a bad teleprompter. What kind of a place is this?” I then proceeded to make a Speech without a teleprompter, which kicked in about 15 minutes later. The good news is the Speech has gotten fantastic reviews. Maybe they appreciated the fact that very few people could have done what I did. And third, after making the Speech, I was told that the sound was completely off in the Auditorium where the Speech was made, that World Leaders, unless they used the interpreters’ earpieces, couldn’t hear a thing. The first person I saw at the conclusion of the Speech was Melania, who was sitting right up front. I said, “How did I do?” And she said, “I couldn’t hear a word you said.” This wasn’t a coincidence, this was triple sabotage at the UN. They ought to be ashamed of themselves. I’m sending a copy of this letter to the Secretary General, and I demand an immediate investigation. No wonder the United Nations hasn’t been able to do the job that they were put in existence to do. All security tapes at the escalator should be saved, especially the emergency stop button. The Secret Service is involved. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”