Overview

• The UN said Secretary‑General António Guterres ordered an exhaustive investigation and will cooperate transparently with U.S. authorities.
• The U.S. Mission sent a formal letter seeking explanations for the escalator stoppage, the teleprompter failure, and the hall audio during Trump’s UNGA address.
• A UN readout of the escalator’s control unit indicated a safety mechanism in the comb plate was activated, possibly by a U.S. delegation videographer filming the arrival.
• UN officials stated the teleprompter at the event was operated by the White House, after Trump noted it was not working at the start of his speech.
• Trump called the incidents a “triple sabotage” and demanded arrests, while the Secret Service conducts its own review and UN staff emphasized that delegates hear speeches through translation headsets.