Trump calls for an investigation into three 'sabotage' events at the UN

President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to investigate three incidents that occurred at the UN General Assembly a day earlier, including an escalator malfunction.

Trump said the three issues were the escalator, his teleprompter malfunction and an audio issue in which people in the audience could not hear the speech if they did not use an interpreter's earpiece.

The White House on Tuesday night called for an investigation into the escalator malfunction, which occurred on Trump's way to his speech with first lady Melania Trump, after the Times of London reported Sunday that UN staffers joked that they may switch off the escalator during Trump's visit. 

"A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday — Not one, not two, but three very sinister events," Trump posted on Truth Social. "First, the escalator going up to the Main Speaking Floor came to a screeching halt. It stopped on a dime. It’s amazing that Melania and I didn’t fall forward onto the sharp edges of these steel steps, face first. It was only that we were each holding the handrail tightly or, it would have been a disaster. This was absolutely sabotage."

Trump highlighted the Times of London report and said that the people who were allegedly responsible "should be arrested." 

A UN spokesperson later told Fox News that a member of the U.S. delegation ran up and down the escalator before Trump was off of it, which triggered an alarm and stopped it and that the malfunction was not the result of a nefarious or intentional action.

The president said his wife notified him of the auditory issue after his speech, claiming that she "could not hear a word" her husband had said. Trump also noted that the teleprompter was dead for 15 minutes while he was speaking, which forced him to improvise some of the speech.

"This wasn’t a coincidence, this was triple sabotage at the UN," he said. "They ought to be ashamed of themselves. I’m sending a copy of this letter to the Secretary General, and I demand an immediate investigation. No wonder the United Nations hasn’t been able to do the job that they were put in existence to do."

Trump added that the Secret Service is involved in the investigation.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.