Technical Glitches or Targeted Acts? Trump Demands Probe Into UN Incidents

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : He described the incidents as "triple sabotage" and urged the UN to preserve surveillance footage related to the escalator stoppage.
37% : A UN official also noted that the White House, not the UN, managed the teleprompter for Trump's address.
35% : Technical issues, including elevator and escalator malfunctions, are not uncommon at the UN, which has recently faced financial strain and occasional service cutbacks.
33% : UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric dismissed the suggestion of foul play, saying a U.S. delegation videographer may have accidentally pressed the emergency stop button.
20% : Trump claimed that an escalator carrying him and his aides came to a sudden stop, that his teleprompter failed during his speech, and that sound problems prevented many in the hall from hearing him.

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