Did Trump’s own team mess up UN escalator and the teleprompter? Here's what reports say

This week, Donald Trump attacked the United Nations, saying that it was to blame for a broken escalator and a broken teleprompter during his speech at the General Assembly. However, officials assert that his team, not the U.N., was to blame for the problems he mocked.

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Donald Trump spoke at the United Nations General Assembly and made a clear point that the UN had only caused him technical problems. He made fun of what he called a broken escalator and a teleprompter that didn't work in his speech, as per a report by TNR.


Trump said, “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’ve fallen. But she’s in great shape … and then a teleprompter that didn’t work. These are the two things I got from the United Nations: a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter. Thank you very much.”

What did Donald Trump say when he spoke at the U.N.?

President Trump's comments made the U.N. seem useless and unhelpful, and he bragged about how he had brought "peace and prosperity" without help from other countries. He spoke in a harsh, dismissive way about working together with other countries, as per a report by TNR.

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Who was really to blame for the problems?

The Associated Press quotes a U.N. official as saying that the broken escalator was not the U.N.'s fault at all. Someone from Trump's own group rushed ahead and accidentally set off the stop mechanism, which caused the stop. The teleprompter was also not a U.N. device; it was one that the White House used, as per a report by TNR.

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Why is this event important around the world?

Trump's foreign policy is making people feel alone, and the finger-pointing shows that. Trump made it clear that his administration was far away from its international allies when he blamed the U.N. for problems caused by his own staff. His anger toward the group, along with false claims, could make other countries want to strengthen their ties without the U.S. being involved.

FAQs

Who made the escalator stop at the U.N.?
Someone on Donald Trump's team accidentally set off the stop mechanism.

Who had control over the teleprompter that Donald Trump blamed?
President Trump's own White House staff ran the teleprompter.