(The Center Square) – The White House called for an investigation of a United Nations security team after alleging that staffers may have intentionally stopped the escalator carrying President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump ahead of a U.N. speech on Tuesday.

Trump mentioned the escalator in his speech, which warned about Western Europe's immigration and energy policies during the U.N. General Assembly's 80th session in New York City.

Trump's speech also noted a number of glitches including the escalator and a broken teleprompter.

"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 wrote on X.

Leavitt noted that The Times'

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