An e scalator at the United Nations abruptly stopped shortly as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped onto it on Tuesday.

Videos of the incident, widely shared on social media, showed Donald Trump and Melania Trump walking towards the escalator. It stopped the moment they stepped onto it.

Donald Trump and Melania Trump suffered a brief jolt as the escalator stopped functioning. Later, they steadied themselves and continued climbing up the metal steps.

WHITE HOUSE ASKS IF THIS WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY

As the incident drew much media attention, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt demanded an investigation and said that if this was done intentionally, those behind the same should be fired.

In an X post, Leavitt cited a report in the Times of London, whi

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