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struggle4progress

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26. UN says Trump's team to blame

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 09:13 PM

Sep 24

By EDITH M. LEDERER
Updated 10:28 PM EDT, September 23, 2025

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump broke from his prepared remarks at the United Nations on Tuesday to bemoan an inoperable escalator and a defective teleprompter, using the incidents to portray the global body as dysfunctional ...

Stephane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesman, said a videographer from the U.S. delegation who ran ahead of him triggered the stop mechanism at the top of the escalator.

“The safety mechanism is designed to prevent people or objects accidentally being caught and stuck in or pulled into the gearing,” Dujarric said in a statement. “The videographer may have inadvertently triggered the safety function” ...

https://apnews.com/article/trump-un-escalator-teleprompter-ddfc0875301f29d71625b353f2c2f832

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Trump's Thirst for Being Filmed Caused Escalatorgate [View all] Jilly_in_VA Sep 24 OP

It's a shame that he didn't fall to his doom Orrex Sep 24 #1

Karoline "I Demand Accountability" Leavitt gonna fire the videographer? tanyev Sep 24 #2

When is she going to ask for a Congressional investigation into the horse that took a dump right in front of him colorado_ufo Sep 24 #13

Antifa oats... rubbersole Sep 24 #14

Excellent portrayal of horse and sparrow economic theory Pinback Sep 24 #17

Trump is "probing" the escalator...LOL...Ewwww.... wcmagumba Sep 24 #3

It's his only hope to get a rise Orrex Sep 24 #5

Now you have Vance interested in escalators JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 24 #11

Is this the latest talk-about-this-instead-of-epstein-gate? PSPS Sep 24 #4

Whatever. The final vote for the house discharge petition should be sworn in by business close tomorrow. Volaris Sep 24 #7

Don't worry. There's bound to be a "sudden" loss of enough republican votes. PSPS Sep 24 #21

Its Massie, Mace, Marge and Boebert. ALL of them are utterly maga batshit, Volaris Sep 24 #22

If this had happened to Biden or Obama IcyPeas Sep 24 #6

No hands! I bet Trump can't do that. n/t NH Ethylene Sep 24 #10

And show the World what a Whiny Stupid Cha Sep 24 #16

I was kinda hoping it was true. Passages Sep 24 #8

He humiliates himself whenever he opens his mouth. NNadir Sep 24 #9

Yet another Chumpian LIE! BidenRocks Sep 24 #12

Next they'll make it the 3rd assassination attempt. rubbersole Sep 24 #15

LOL! Pinback Sep 24 #18

Were he and Melania afraid that the escalator was going to take a Radical Left turn? Ping Tung Sep 24 #19

This *must* be fake news usedtobedemgurl Sep 24 #20

Trump was upset because his cankles were inflamed. Emile Sep 24 #23

MaddowBlog-The rapid rise and sudden fall of the United Nations escalator 'controversy' LetMyPeopleVote Sep 24 #24

... An escalator used by Donald Trump abruptly stopped because of a safety mechanism struggle4progress Sep 24 #25

UN says Trump's team to blame struggle4progress Sep 24 #26

There is probably a light beam which operates the sensor. John1956PA Sep 25 #27

This is getting silly and the internet is responding to trump's fixation on escalators LetMyPeopleVote Sep 25 #28

This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Sep 28 #29