UN Blames Donald Trump's Videographer For Escalator Glitch, Says He 'Triggered Safety Function'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Reuters quoted Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson of the United Nations, as saying that a readout of the escalator's central processing unit indicated it "had stopped after a built-in safety mechanism on the comb step was triggered at the top of the escalator".
41% : Videos of the incident, widely shared on social media, showed Donald Trump and Melania Trump walking towards the escalator.
27% : "If someone at the United Nations intentionally stopped the escalator as the President and First Lady were stepping on, they need to be fired and investigated immediately," she posted on X after the incident.
26% : "These are the two things I got from the United Nations, a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter," he told the 193-member assembly, to some laughter.
22% : On the teleprompter, Trump told the General Assembly on Tuesday, "I can only say that whoever's operating this teleprompter is in big trouble.
18% : Later, Trump jokingly complained about the incident during his speech to world leaders.
15% : Hours after an escalator at the United Nations stopped abruptly as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped onto it, the organisation said it may have resolved the mystery behind it.
9% : WHAT HAD HAPPENED An escalator at the United Nations stopped shortly as Donald Trump and Melania stepped onto it on Tuesday.

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