🚨 “TRIPLE SABOTAGE!” – Trump’s UN Meltdown: Escalator Stops, Teleprompter Dies, Investigation Demanded!
EXCLUSIVE: UN Points Finger Back at Trump’s Team – “Your Own Videographer Did It!” – World Leaders Erupt in Laughter as President Threatens Teleprompter Operator
NEW YORK, September 24, 2025 — In what may be the most embarrassing diplomatic incident of Trump’s presidency, a “perfect storm” of technical failures at the United Nations turned his speech into a global laughingstock — with the UN now blaming Trump’s own team for the chaos while the White House screams “SABOTAGE!”
⚡ THE “GOLDEN ESCALATOR” CURSE STRIKES AGAIN
It was supposed to be Trump’s triumphant return to the world stage. Instead, it became a symbolic reversal of his famous 2015 golden escalator ride that launched his political career. This time, the escalator stopped dead the moment Trump and First Lady Melania stepped on.
The dramatic scene:
- 12:45 PM: Trump and Melania step onto the UN escalator
- Instantly: The escalator screeches to a halt
- “It’s amazing that Melania and I didn’t fall forward onto the sharp edges of these steel steps, face first,” Trump later raged
- The First Couple forced to walk up the frozen escalator like commoners
Social media exploded instantly:
- “A symbolic reversal of his original ‘golden escalator’ moment in 2015”
- “So we’re going to war with the UN now because Trump couldn’t ride the escalator?”
- “Come on NYC! Let’s get him stuck in a few elevators!”
💥 “WHOEVER IS OPERATING THIS TELEPROMPTER IS IN BIG TROUBLE!”
But the escalator was just the beginning. As Trump took the podium for what should have been his 80th UN General Assembly address, his teleprompter went “stone cold dark.”
The teleprompter meltdown, minute by minute:
- First 15 minutes: Total teleprompter blackout
- Trump forced to read from paper like a rookie
- “Whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble,” he threatened on live TV
- World leaders erupted in laughter at the threat
- “That way you speak more from the heart,” Trump claimed, trying to save face
The threat was real. Trump has a history of not paying teleprompter vendors when equipment fails, claiming “20% of the time, they don’t work.”
🎭 TRUMP’S COMEDIC REVENGE: “BAD ESCALATOR AND BAD TELEPROMPTER”
Never one to let a crisis go to waste, Trump weaponized his humiliation, turning technical failures into punchlines that had the General Assembly in stitches:
Trump’s actual quotes from the podium:
- “These are the two things I got from the United Nations: a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter”
- “If the first lady wasn’t in great shape, she would’ve fallen. But she’s in great shape, we’re both in good shape. We both stood”
- “All I got from the United Nations was an escalator that on the way up stopped right in the middle”
The irony wasn’t lost on anyone. Here was Trump, addressing global leaders about international cooperation, while publicly roasting his hosts for technical difficulties.
🔥 WHITE HOUSE DECLARES WAR: “FIRE AND INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY!”
What started as embarrassing technical glitches escalated into a full-blown international incident when White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt went nuclear:
Leavitt’s explosive Twitter accusation:
“If someone at the UN intentionally stopped the escalator as the President and First Lady were stepping on, they need to be fired and investigated immediately.”
Her “smoking gun”? A Sunday Times report claiming UN staff had “joked about turning off escalators and elevators” before Trump’s arrival, telling him “they ran out of money, so he has to walk up the stairs.”
Secret Service questions emerged: Why didn’t agents immediately surround Trump when the escalator stopped? In an era of assassination attempts, every second counts.
💣 TRUMP’S “TRIPLE SABOTAGE” MELTDOWN
By Wednesday, Trump’s frustration had reached nuclear levels. His Truth Social explosion was epic:
“A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday — Not one, not two, but three very sinister events!”
The “Triple Sabotage” breakdown:
- Escalator sabotage: “came to a screeching halt”
- Teleprompter sabotage: “stone cold dark for 15 minutes”
- Audio sabotage: “sound was completely off in the Auditorium”
Trump’s personal humiliation: When he asked Melania how his speech went, “she said, ‘I couldn’t hear a word you said.'”
Trump’s demands:
- “All security tapes at the escalator should be saved”
- “The people that did it should be arrested!”
- “I demand an immediate investigation”
🎯 UN FIRES BACK: “YOUR VIDEOGRAPHER DID IT!”
The United Nations didn’t take the sabotage accusations lying down. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric delivered a devastating counter-punch, revealing the embarrassing truth:
The UN’s official explanation:
- “A subsequent investigation, including a readout of the machine’s central processing unit” showed the escalator stopped due to a built-in safety mechanism
- The mechanism was “inadvertently triggered by a videographer from Trump’s delegation”
- “The safety mechanism is designed to prevent people or objects accidentally being caught and stuck”
Translation: Trump’s own team broke the escalator.
On the teleprompter: UN officials revealed that “delegations are allowed to bring their own laptops and teleprompter operators” — meaning Trump’s team was operating their own equipment.
😂 GLOBAL MOCKERY: “THE SMALL JOYS THAT MAKE LIFE SWEET”
The internet exploded with schadenfreude as videos of Trump’s technical difficulties went viral:
Twitter reactions that defined the moment:
- “Either Donald Trump’s teleprompter broke or he was pausing for dramatic effect, but either way it’s a fabulously funny 30 seconds”
- “Fox is about to do a solid 4-5 days straight on the escalator”
- “It truly is the small joys that make life so sweet!! I couldn’t love this more!!”
The “bookend” symbolism wasn’t lost on political observers. Trump’s presidency began with a golden escalator ride down in 2015. His UN humiliation featured a broken escalator ride up in 2025.
🕵️ THE REAL CONSPIRACY: INCOMPETENCE OR INSIDE JOB?
Daily Beast sources revealed the embarrassing truth behind the scenes:
What really happened:
- Someone in Trump’s own entourage accidentally triggered the escalator’s emergency stop
- Trump’s team brought their own teleprompter operator but it malfunctioned anyway
- The entire episode could have been quickly played off had Trump not made it a global incident
The Questions That Won’t Go Away: 🔍 Why didn’t Secret Service protocols kick in during the escalator incident?
🔍 Did UN staff really “joke” about sabotage before Trump arrived?
🔍 Was this incompetence or intentional embarrassment?
🌍 DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT: ALLIANCE IN CRISIS?
This incident comes at the worst possible time for US-UN relations:
The timing couldn’t be worse:
- Ukraine crisis requiring international coordination
- Middle East tensions needing diplomatic solutions
- Climate negotiations hanging in the balance
Now Trump is publicly feuding with the UN over escalator maintenance and teleprompter operation.
International relations experts are asking: If Trump can’t handle basic logistics at the UN, how can he handle global crises?
🎬 THE INVESTIGATION TRUMP DEMANDED
Trump’s official demands to UN Secretary-General:
- “Results of a UN internal investigation into the escalator stoppage”
- “Including who or what caused it to halt and whether it was intentional sabotage”
- “Explanations for the language interpretation and teleprompter issues”
- “All security tapes at the escalator should be saved”
The UN’s likely response: “We already told you — your videographer did it.”
📊 BY THE NUMBERS: A PRESIDENCY DEFINED BY TECHNICAL FAILURES
Trump’s teleprompter track record:
- “20% of the time, they don’t work” — Trump’s own admission
- Multiple campaign rally failures throughout 2024-2025
- Consistent threats to not pay vendors when equipment fails
The escalator symbolism:
- 2015: Golden escalator launch = Presidential rise
- 2025: Broken UN escalator = Global humiliation?
🚨 WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS: COMPETENCE QUESTION EXPLODES
Beyond the comedy lies a serious question: If Trump’s team can’t operate basic equipment, what does this say about their ability to govern?
The implications are staggering:
- International credibility damaged by public feuding over logistics
- Security protocols questioned during escalator incident
- Diplomatic relationships strained by sabotage accusations
- Leadership competence challenged by technical failures
The ultimate irony: Trump demanded investigations into “sinister events” that his own team apparently caused.
🔮 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: ESCALATOR-GATE CONTINUES
Expect:
- UN to release full technical report showing Trump’s team caused the problems
- White House to double down on sabotage claims despite evidence
- International media to feast on the diplomatic comedy
- Secret Service review of escalator incident protocols
- More Trump rants about “failing” UN infrastructure
The real question: Will this become “Escalator-Gate” — another self-inflicted wound that distracts from actual governing?
BOTTOM LINE: What was supposed to be Trump’s moment of global leadership became a masterclass in how technical difficulties can expose deeper competence issues. When the UN points the finger back at Trump’s own team, the “sabotage” claims start looking like deflection from embarrassing incompetence.
The world is watching. The escalators are working. The teleprompters are ready. The question is: Is Trump?
DEVELOPING STORY: UN expected to release full investigation results soon… White House promises more “evidence” of sabotage… International allies privately wondering about American competence…
Sources: CNN, ABC News, Al Jazeera, Washington Post, Fox News, Daily Beast, UN Official Statements – All quotes verified through multiple independent sources and official transcripts