Newsom's newest troll of Trump looks back at 'escalatorgate' and difficulties saying acetaminophen

Source: The Independent

Saturday 27 September 2025 15:09 EDT


California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trolling of President Trump escalated this week with a new video mocking Trump’s United Nations’ entrance mishap known as “Escalatorgate.”

The clip, set to the 90s hit “Macarena,” splices together soundbites from Trump with footage of the stalled escalator he and First Lady Melania Trump attempted to ride before his General Assembly address.

“A golden week, for a golden era,” Newsom wrote in the caption.

One edited portion of the video shows Trump beginning to say, “Nothing bad can happen, it can only” before cutting to a separate clip of him saying “escalator.” His actual quote, “Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen,” which was made at a Monday press conference, went viral on social media for not making sense.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/gavin-newsom-trump-trolling-b2835000.html

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