As the British “The Guardian” writes, an unusual event occurred at the UN headquarters in New York. During the arrival of Donald Trump and Melania Trump, the escalator stopped to the building, which the president was to get to the meeting room.
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After a moment of confusion, Melania quickly entered the blocked stairs, while Trump followed her, leaving helpers and employees on the stairs.
The incident caused a wave of comments. The arrested escalators have become the subject of the statements of Trump himself, the White House and UN representatives.
Donald Trump mentioned the escalator during the speech
During his speech at the UN headquarters, the American president mentioned a slip -up and defective teleprompter to criticize the state of the UN headquarters. He also reminded that he once tried to get a contract for the renovation of the organization's complex, but he lost the competition.
“These are the two things I received from the UN: bad escalator and bad telepromptter,” said Trump, quoted by NBC News.
The White House wants an investigation into the failure of the escalator, the UN comments
The White House also referred to the matter. According to the NBC News website, the president's spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt expressed indignation, saying that if anyone in the UN “deliberately” stopped the escalator just before Donald Trump and Melania Trump were to enter them, “he should be released and investigated immediately.”
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that the camera operator who climbed the stairs in front of the president could accidentally start the security mechanism, “designed to prevent accidental pulling people or objects into the transmission mechanism.”
