"President Donald Trump turned an awkward arrival at the United Nations headquarters in New York City into a political jab Tuesday during his address to the General Assembly moments after the building's escalator stopped dead just as he and First Lady Melania Trump stepped on it."
"The pair posed briefly for cameras as they arrived before stepping onto the escalator that, to the bemusement of onlookers, ground immediately to a halt as they boarded. After a moment of confusion, Melania quickly strode up the stalled steps, while Trump followed behind, leaving aides and staffers to take the stairs."
"All I got from the United Nations was an escalator that on the way up stopped right in the middle. If the first lady wasn't in great shape, she would have fallen, but she's in great shape. He added: These are two things I got from the United Nations, a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter. Thank you very much. And by the way, it's working now."
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived at United Nations headquarters and stepped onto an escalator that stopped immediately as they boarded. Melania walked up the stalled steps while Trump followed and aides took the stairs. During his General Assembly address, the on-stage teleprompter also malfunctioned. Trump turned both incidents into a joke, remarking that he received "a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter" and noting the first lady's fitness. The joke drew laughter, after which Trump launched a broader attack on the United Nations as an ineffective global order.
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