As RedState’s Nick Arama reported Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s visit to the United Nations was marred by several “technical malfunctions.” An escalator stopped suddenly as he and First Lady Melania stepped on it, almost causing them to be pitched forward onto their faces, then his teleprompter suddenly wasn’t working, and then the sound in the auditorium was turned off so nobody without an earpiece could hear what he was saying.
Hmm. That’s an awful lot of coincidences, especially considering that there were reports that U.N. staffers had “joked” beforehand about stopping the escalators and elevators so Trump would have to walk.
Trump isn’t buying that all this was accidental, and he wants answers, posting on social media that he is demanding an immediate investigation:
“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…” – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/froSdxZITs
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 24, 2025
MORE: Big Questions About Those Escalator and Teleprompter Failures During Trump’s UN Speech
Trump made it clear that he thought mischief was afoot, and he wants to get to the bottom of what he calls “triple sabotage.”
“A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday — Not one, not two, but three very sinister events!,” he posted on his social media platform, saying he was sending a letter to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres.
“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,” he wrote.
Note how snide and dismissive the mainstream media is, in this case, ABC News. Trump was “complaining,” they huffed. He should complain – the U.S. funds the United Nations to the tune of about $13 billion a year—the freaking teleprompter and escalators should work when the commander in chief is in the house.
After complaining about a second issue — how his teleprompter didn’t work for the first 15 minutes of his address — he claimed the audio in the General Assembly Hall has been turned off.
He had plenty to complain about, snidesters at ABC. He noted that Melania couldn’t even hear her own husband address the world body:
“And third, after making the Speech, I was told that the sound was completely off in the Auditorium where the Speech was made, that World Leaders, unless they used the interpreters’ earpieces, couldn’t hear a thing,” he wrote. “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. They ought to be ashamed of themselves.”
The White House announced Wednesday that the Secret Service is looking into the questionable mishaps. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Jesse Watters on Fox News that she agreed with Trump that she finds the whole thing fishy:
Karoline Leavitt says she believes Trump was SABOTAGED at the United Nations.
“First it was the escalator, then it was the teleprompter, and then the audio inside the room was much lower and different for the president than for the previous speakers… when you put all this… pic.twitter.com/gXclxP021D
— Real Mac Report (@RealMacReport) September 24, 2025
First it was the escalator, then it was the teleprompter, and then the audio inside the room was much lower and different for the president than for the previous speakers… when you put all this together, it doesn’t look like a coincidence.
I won’t speculate on exactly what happened… I’ll just note that that’s an awful lot of things going wrong all at once. You be the judge.
Editor’s Note: President Trump is leading America into the “Golden Age” as Democrats try desperately to stop it.
Help us continue to report on President Trump’s successes. Join RedState VIP and use promo code FIGHT to get 60% off your membership.
