Technical Issues During Trump's UN Visit Spark Sabotage Investigation

During President Donald Trump's recent visit to the United Nations, several technical issues—including a stalled escalator as the First Lady stepped on, a malfunctioning teleprompter, and audio feed glitches—sparked speculation of deliberate sabotage by UN staff. Reports emerged of UN employees joking about causing such disruptions to embarrass the U.S. president amid tensions over U.S. funding contributions. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called for an investigation and suggested accountability if sabotage was confirmed, with the U.S. Secret Service reportedly looking into the incidents. Trump himself addressed the glitches humorously during his speech, highlighting the escalator and teleprompter failures. Fox News host Jesse Watters escalated the rhetoric, controversially suggesting bombing the UN headquarters in response to the alleged sabotage, further intensifying the controversy. Meanwhile, a UN spokesman described the escalator stoppage and other issues as genuine accidents, attributing the escalator's safety mechanism trigger to someone ahead of the president and noting the teleprompter is not operated by the UN.