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President Donald Trump drew laughs from world leaders within moments of taking the stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.

Trump joked about a broken escalator in the UN building as well as the broken teleprompters right in front of him.

“Thank you very much, I very much appreciate it,” he said to the applause as he took the stage.

“And I don’t mind making this speech without a teleprompter because the teleprompter is not working,” he said as the leaders laughed.

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“I feel very happy to be up here with you nevertheless, and that way you speak more from the heart. I can only say that whoever’s operating this teleprompter is in big trouble,” he added, d

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