"Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday with a lengthy post alleging three very sinister events during his appearance at United Nations headquarters, and demanded an immediate investigation into malfunctions with an escalator, the teleprompter, and the sound system. Colbert replayed footage of Trump's stumble as the escalator suddenly stopped, adding that the president just will not let it go. In his post, Trump described the halted escalator as nearly catastrophic, later declaring: The people that did it should be arrested."
"The UN explained that the escalator stopped after a built-in safety mechanism was likely triggered by Trump's videographer, who, as you can see in this footage, is riding ahead of Trump on the escalator, he said, adding: Case closed. He went on to lampoon Trump's complaints about a failed teleprompter, stacking the skit on top of the last while he placed another hat on his head an another pipe in his mouth."
A late-night host used satire to investigate a president's claim that three separate sabotages occurred during a United Nations appearance: an escalator halt, a teleprompter failure, and an auditorium sound outage. Video replay showed a videographer riding ahead and a safety mechanism likely stopped the escalator. The teleprompter for the president is operated by the White House, undercutting outside-sabotage suggestions. A mock procedural titled 'Escalator Investigator' and Sherlock Holmes costume were used to lampoon the conspiracy claims, with jokes turning the teleprompter mystery into a 'who dum-dum.' The broadcast also mocked reports that world leaders could not hear without interpreter earpieces.
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