Overview

• President Trump labeled a stopped escalator, a teleprompter outage and quiet hall audio during his UN visit as “sabotage” and called for arrests.
• He asked the UN to preserve surveillance video, and the Secret Service is reviewing the escalator incident at his request.
• UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said the teleprompter used for Trump’s speech was provided and operated by the White House.
• A UN review found the escalator halted when a built-in safety stop at the top was triggered, possibly inadvertently by a U.S. delegation cameraman.
• UN officials explained the assembly hall routes audio through translation headsets, and recent reporting notes intermittent equipment outages tied to budget strains.