United States President Donald Trump on Thursday alleged a “triple sabotage” at the United Nations headquarters during and prior to his address at the 80th session of the General Assembly. He called the events a “real disgrace” and “sinister.” The three issues flagged by Trump include an escalator malfunction, teleprompter failure, and audio issues, which he claimed were deliberate acts to undermine him.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump detailing the incidents, demanded an immediate investigation. Trump stated that the Secret Service is already involved, urging the preservation of security tapes near the escalator. He wrote, “A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday — Not one, not two, but three very sinister events! He described how the escalator to the main speaking floor “came to a screeching halt” while carrying him and First Lady Melania Trump, nearly causing them to fall “face first” onto sharp steel steps.”
“It was only that we were each holding the handrail tightly or, it would have been a disaster. This was absolutely sabotage, as noted by a day’s earlier ‘post’ in The London Times that said UN workers ‘joked about turning off an escalator.’ The people that did it should be arrested!” Trump added.
Trump recounted that, during his speech, the teleprompter failed for the first 15 minutes, forcing him to improvise until it started working. He later discovered that the auditorium’s sound system had been entirely off, meaning world leaders couldn’t hear him directly and had to rely on interpreters’ earpieces.
“The first person I saw at the conclusion of the Speech was Melania, who was sitting right up front. I said, ‘How did I do?’ And she said, ‘I couldn’t hear a word you said.’ This wasn’t a coincidence; this was triple sabotage at the UN,” Trump said.
Trump further stated that he is sending a copy of his statement to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, calling for an “immediate investigation” and criticising the organisation. “No wonder the United Nations hasn’t been able to do the job that they were put in existence to do. All security tapes at the escalator should be saved, especially the emergency stop button. The Secret Service is involved,” his post added.
