Here’s the Footage of Trump’s Run-in With the ‘Bad Escalator’ He Seethed About in UN Speech

David Gilmour Sep 23rd, 2025, 11:18 am

President Donald Trump turned an awkward arrival at the United Nations headquarters in New York City into a political jab Tuesday during his address to the General Assembly moments after the building’s escalator stopped dead just as he and First Lady Melania Trump stepped on it.

The pair posed briefly for cameras as they arrived before stepping onto the escalator that, to the bemusement of onlookers, ground immediately to a halt as they boarded.

After a moment of confusion, Melania quickly strode up the stalled steps, while Trump followed behind, leaving aides and staffers to take the stairs.

Trump later folded the moment into his opening remarks af

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