Trump demands investigation into 'triple sabotage' at UN after escalator, teleprompter and sound failures

President Donald Trump called on Wednesday for the United Nations to launch a formal investigation after what he called a "triple sabotage" during his address to the General Assembly in New York.

In a message posted on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed that on the same day, he suffered three incidents: the sudden stop of an escalator when he and the first lady, Melania Trump were using it, the complete failure of his teleprompter at the start of the speech and sound problems in the auditorium that he said prevented attendees from hearing his words.

"A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday — Not one, not two, but three very sinister events," the president tweeted.

The incidents pointed out by Trump

The first episode occurred at the entrance to the venue when the escalator that was to take the president to the main floor stopped abruptly, forcing him to continue on foot alongside Melania. "It's amazing that Melania and I didn't fall forward," he wrote, stressing that they only managed to keep their balance thanks to the handrail.

Later, already on the podium, the teleprompter stopped working as he began his speech. Trump claimed he had to resort to a hard copy of his remarks until the device came back on 15 minutes later. "The good news is the Speech has gotten fantastic reviews. Maybe they appreciated the fact that very few people could have done what I did," he noted.

The third incident, he explained, was that the sound in the auditorium was off, making it difficult for the leaders present to hear him without the use of translation headsets. He even claimed that Melania commented to him at the end that she had not heard a single word of his speech.