Secret Service Investigating Alleged Sabotage of UN Escalator

Trump called for saving all the security tapes of the escalator that malfunctioned.
Secret Service Investigating Alleged Sabotage of UN Escalator
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump ride an escalator as they arrive to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, on Sept. 23, 2025. Kylie Cooper/Reuters
|Updated:
0:00

President Donald Trump on Sept. 24 said the Secret Service was probing what he alleged was “sabotage” at the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York, saying that a series of malfunctions with the venue’s sound, an escalator, and a teleprompter interfered with his speech the previous day.

“This wasn’t a coincidence, this was triple sabotage at the U.N. They ought to be ashamed of themselves,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “All security tapes at the escalator should be saved, especially the emergency stop button.”
Jacob Burg
Jacob Burg
Author
Jacob Burg reports on national politics, aerospace, and aviation for The Epoch Times. He previously covered sports, regional politics, and breaking news for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.