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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(129,223 posts)
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:10 PM Thursday

Trump says Secret Service probing 'sabotage' of escalator at UN

By Jarrett Renshaw

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the Secret Service was investigating what he described as “sabotage” at the United Nations, alleging that an escalator malfunction, a teleprompter failure and sound problems disrupted his appearance at the world body a day earlier.

Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, said an escalator carrying him and his wife Melania “came to a screeching halt” on the way to the main floor, nearly causing them to fall. He called for the arrest of whoever was responsible.

He also said his teleprompter went dark at the start of his speech and that world leaders in the hall could not hear him because the sound system had failed.

"Not one, not two, but three very sinister events!" Trump wrote.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-secret-probing-sabotage-230247981.html

They're out to get Commander in Chief Cankles.

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Trump says Secret Service probing 'sabotage' of escalator at UN (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP
Dear Leader shall not be disrespected!!!ll! Hekate Thursday #1
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #20
Picture of someone thinking he's the "leader of the free world": muriel_volestrangler Thursday #2
lol LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #19
Good let them focus on this for a while newdeal2 Thursday #3
Tell Pam to go in there and interrogate everyone in the United Nations building dalton99a Thursday #4
"escalator carrying him and his wife Melania "came to a screeching halt" chouchou Thursday #5
Everything is a conspiracy with these bozos. C_U_L8R Thursday #6
Sounding just a bit paranoid, there, donnie.... nt allegorical oracle Thursday #7
I can fully understand the orders to investigate this to its maximum. Totally Tunsie Thursday #8
They're so fucking stupid sakabatou Thursday #9
Perhaps the escalator has a weight limit! TexasBushwhacker Thursday #10
Up next: All competent Secret Service agents fired; Laura Loomer takes over struggle4progress Thursday #11
MaddowBlog-The rapid rise and sudden fall of the United Nations escalator 'controversy' LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #12
Could any two people look more miserable? Totally Tunsie Thursday #13
More whining and playing the victim of a plot. Ping Tung Thursday #14
He's going to make them investigate the quart of missing strawberries from the White House pantry next. LudwigPastorius Thursday #15
"...three very sinister events!" Rob H. Thursday #16
FINALLY! Something that helps the American people! LuckyCharms Thursday #17
This is getting silly and the internet is responding to trump's fixation on escalators LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #18

newdeal2

(4,251 posts)
3. Good let them focus on this for a while
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:27 PM
Thursday

Maybe we’ll have a peaceful weekend while he’s wrapped up in escalator-gate.

chouchou

(2,398 posts)
5. "escalator carrying him and his wife Melania "came to a screeching halt"
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:38 PM
Thursday

WHAT ??? "Escalator comes to screeching halt"

Are we talking about an escalator that travels about 1.0042 miles per hour....
....OR the escalator with the 476 cubic inch Hemi engine ?

Jesus Christ! Screeching halt !!

Totally Tunsie

(11,293 posts)
8. I can fully understand the orders to investigate this to its maximum.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:51 PM
Thursday

Clown trump has done such a massively successful job of cleaning major cities of all major crime that there is nothing else left for the Secret Service to investigate or diffuse. Just as the National Guard is now assigned to municipal gardening duties, thus should the Secret Service be placed in charge of mechanical maintenance. We certainly can't have their talents and our tax dollars going to waste when there are hours of billable time to fill.

TexasBushwhacker

(21,020 posts)
10. Perhaps the escalator has a weight limit!
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:44 PM
Thursday

I read elsewhere that someone from HIS camera crew accidentally kicked the safety STOP button.

struggle4progress

(124,703 posts)
11. Up next: All competent Secret Service agents fired; Laura Loomer takes over
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:53 PM
Thursday

Crazy fuckwads with shoulder chips and guns urgently contacting mother ship for instructions

LetMyPeopleVote

(170,526 posts)
12. MaddowBlog-The rapid rise and sudden fall of the United Nations escalator 'controversy'
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:55 PM
Thursday

Some Republicans suggested the U.N. had targeted Donald Trump with an escalator malfunction. Evidently, the truth was more benign.

The rapid rise and sudden fall of the United Nations escalator ‘controversy’ www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Margie (@paeznyc.bsky.social) 2025-09-24T21:18:52.855Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/rapid-rise-sudden-fall-united-nation-escalator-controversy-rcna233450

During his ridiculous address to the U.N. General Assembly, Donald Trump covered quite a bit of ground, but his speech included a curious reference to, of all things, an escalator......

Evidently, the truth was more benign. NBC News reported:

The United Nations has concluded its one-day investigation into the mysterious halting of President Donald Trump’s escalator Tuesday as he arrived at the U.N. General Assembly. The accidental culprit? A White House videographer who most likely tripped a safety mechanism.

A U.N. spokesperson explained: “The escalator had stopped after a built-in safety mechanism on the comb step was triggered at the top of the escalator. The safety mechanism is designed to prevent people or objects accidentally being caught and stuck in or pulled into the gearing. The [White House] videographer may have inadvertently triggered the safety function described above.”.....

All of this, of course, came before the public learned that it was a White House videographer that apparently triggered the escalator’s safety measures.

Kevin Kruse, a historian at Princeton University, noted soon after: “This is the perfect encapsulation of Trumpism — because of its obsession with imagery, the White House crew caused a problem but blamed it on other people, leading to MAGA making threats against the United Nations for their own screw up.”

Ping Tung

(3,765 posts)
14. More whining and playing the victim of a plot.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:08 PM
Thursday

OMG! He MIGHT have TRIPPED and got another scratch or bone spur.

I'm 81 years old and have NEVER tripped, fell, bumped, stubbed my toe, twisted or broke a gone.............other than the few hundred times that I did.

LudwigPastorius

(13,502 posts)
15. He's going to make them investigate the quart of missing strawberries from the White House pantry next.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:20 PM
Thursday

Rob H.

(5,721 posts)
16. "...three very sinister events!"
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 05:20 PM
Thursday

A sinister event is waking up to find a horse's head in your bed. All these things are minor inconveniences with the exception of the sound system making it hard for attendees to hear him, which they probably viewed as a godsend.

LetMyPeopleVote

(170,526 posts)
18. This is getting silly and the internet is responding to trump's fixation on escalators
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 05:35 PM
Thursday



I like the Onion's suggestion

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