Overview

• During the Sept. 23 visit and General Assembly address, the president encountered a halted escalator, a teleprompter failure and reported auditorium sound issues.
• Trump labeled the sequence a deliberate “triple sabotage” and demanded an immediate investigation by the United Nations.
• UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said an escalator safety mechanism was probably tripped by a White House videographer who was filming ahead of the president.
• The secretary‑general ordered an in‑depth investigation and offered transparent cooperation with U.S. authorities to determine the causes.
• A Secret Service official said protection services are examining the UN account to corroborate it, as the White House and the U.S. ambassador to the UN call for accountability.