"But the president's ire was aimed not at a particular world leader or conflict but rather the hall's teleprompter, which he declared was nonfunctional. "I can only say that whoever's operating this teleprompter is in big trouble," Trump said at the time to laughs from the assembled leaders. Though the teleprompter eventually came back online, Trump's anger about the device continued well into the next day."
"On Truth Social, Trump complained about the broken teleprompter as well as sound issues in the auditorium and an escalator he alleges came to a "screeching halt" as he and First Lady Melania Trump were headed upstairs. "It stopped on a dime. It's amazing that Melania and I didn't fall forward onto the sharp edges of these steel steps, face first. It was only that we were each holding the handrail tightly or, it would have been a disaster," he wrote."
President Trump opened his U.N. General Assembly address by complaining that the hall teleprompter was nonfunctional, drawing laughter when he blamed its operator. The teleprompter later returned but the complaint persisted, and Trump later demanded an investigation into multiple U.N.-related incidents he labeled "A REAL DISGRACE." He used Truth Social to report additional problems, citing sound issues and an escalator that allegedly stopped suddenly as he and Melania Trump ascended. He described narrowly avoiding a fall and alluded to reports that U.N. workers joked about disabling escalators. He vowed to contact António Guterres and said the Secret Service was reviewing the matter.
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