From Trump says Secret Service probing ‘triple sabotage’ during UN appearance
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US President Donald Trump says the Secret Service is investigating what he describes as “sabotage” at the United Nations, alleging that an escalator malfunction, a teleprompter failure and sound problems disrupted his appearance at the world body a day earlier.
Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, says an escalator carrying him and his wife Melania “came to a screeching halt” on the way to the main floor, nearly causing them to fall. He called for the arrest of whoever was responsible.
He also says his teleprompter went dark at the start of his speech, forcing him to ad-lib for 15 minutes, and that world leaders in the hall could not hear him because the sound system had failed.
“Not one, not two, but three very sinister events!” Trump writes.
UN officials have said the escalator’s built-in safety mechanism had been triggered, possibly by Trump’s own photographer, and that the teleprompter was operated by the White House, not the organization.
Calling the series of events “triple sabotage,” Trump says he had asked the UN to preserve security camera footage and demanded an investigation.
UN officials do not immediately respond to a request for a comment on Trump’s call for an investigation.
Responding to the allegation that delegates had not been able to hear Trump, a UN official says the sound system was designed to allow people at their seats to hear speeches being translated into six different languages through earpieces.
The Times of Israel Community.