New York: A bizarre incident at the United Nations General Assembly became the centre of attention on Tuesday when the escalator carrying US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump suddenly stopped mid-ascent, leaving the couple momentarily stranded before the President’s keynote address. The abrupt halt, caught on camera, showed Melania walking forward unsteadily before climbing the frozen steps, with Trump close behind, and immediately sparked a storm of conspiracy theories, jokes and suspicions of sabotage.

Trump himself alluded to the mishap in his speech, remarking, “All I got from the United Nations was an escalator that, on the way up, stopped right in the middle,” before quipping that whoever managed the teleprompter, which also cut out briefly during his address, was

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