Finally it seems to take the mystery with the rolling stairs to the UN stopped while the Donald Trump and his wife Melania.
The reason for the problem with the rolling stairs while US President Donald Trump was revealed by the UN spokesman.
Stephan Douzarick said that the incident is probably responsible for the incident that accompanied the US president after unintentionally activated the security mechanism.
Trump complained to the incident, during his yesterday’s speech at the UN General Assembly, while pointing out that the Autocue was not working properly.
“Two things got out of the United Nations: a damaged escalator and a damaged telecommunications,” the US president said, laughing at the audience.
This is insane…
As Trump arrived to the UN, the escalator stopped working the moment he stepped on it.
Then the teleprompter stopped working the moment he got up to the podium to speak. pic.twitter.com/XBTgfr6zJ8
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However, the White House spokesman reacted annoyed. “If someone in the United Nations deliberately stopped the rolling staircase as the president and the First Lady went up, he must be fired and investigated immediately,” Caroline Levitt hastened to comment on her post on the X platform.
Breaking
Trump secret service has initiated inquiry for teleprompter & escalator. pic.twitter.com/cpZnPuIHcC
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Citing indications from the Central Audit Unit, the spokesman for the UN Secretary -General, Stefan Duzarik, said the rolling staircase stopped abruptly because the security mechanism was activated. He explained that the cameraman who accompanied Trump went upside down on the rolling staircase to capture the arrival of the US Presidential couple. Most likely, the cameraman “unintentionally activated the security mechanism” that is predicted precisely to prevent trapping or injuries, said in a press release.
Concerning the operation of the telecommunications during his speech at the UN General Assembly, Trump commented: “I can only say that anyone who handles this telecommunications will find his trouble.”
Minutes into his speech, President Trump says all he got from the United Nations was a broken escalator and faulty teleprompter.
On the UN overall, he says, “That being the case, what is the purpose of the United Nations? The UN has such tremendous potential….but it’s not… pic.twitter.com/B70DP8VN0A
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But a UN official said the White House was responsible for handling the submitter.
Following the conclusion of Trump’s speech, UN General Assembly President Analena Berbok stressed that “UN telecommunications are working perfectly”.