The United Nations blamed President Donald Trump’s team for the escalator and teleprompter malfunctions he experienced on Tuesday, following his scathing criticism of the international organization for the broken technology before his speech to the General Assembly.
“In an effort to document their arrival, a videographer from the U.S. delegation stepped on to the escalator ahead of the President and First Lady,” a U.N. spokesperson said in a statement obtained by The Hill.
“As the videographer, who was traveling backwards up the escalator reached the top, the First Lady, followed by President Trump, each mounted the steps at the bottom. At that moment (9:50 a.m.), the escalator came to a stop,” they added, speculating that the videographer may have “inadvertently” triggered a safety mechanism.
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