Overview

• President Trump alleged coordinated interference involving a stalled escalator, a failed teleprompter, and hall audio problems, and he called for an immediate UN investigation with security footage preserved.
• The White House said the Secret Service is involved, as Trump urged saving camera feeds near the escalator and referenced a Times of London item about staff joking over shutting escalators.
• UN spokespeople said a videographer from the U.S. delegation may have inadvertently triggered the escalator’s safety function, with machine logs cited and a technician resetting the unit on site.
• Trump’s teleprompter malfunctioned at the start of his address, which he acknowledged from the podium; UN officials noted the prompter’s operation was the White House’s responsibility.
• Trump claimed the hall audio was “completely off,” but reporter accounts and video suggest the speech was audible to the room, with a UN spokesman describing a brief issue tied to a non-official interpreter.