The White House on Tuesday called for an investigation into whether the escalator was stopped on purpose to humiliate US President Donald Trump hours after he slammed the United Nations over the ongoing wars.

“If someone at the UN intentionally stopped the escalator as the President and First Lady were stepping on, they need to be fired and investigated immediately," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X.

AFP quoted Stephane Dujarric, a spokesman for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, as saying that the mishap happened because someone in front of Trump accidentally set off a safety mechanism on the escalator, causing it to shut down.

Meanwhile, Leavitt cited a report in the Times of London on Sunday saying that UN staff members had joked that they would turn off the escalators

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