Escalatorgate: Trump demands probe into UN ‘triple sabotage’

US President Donald Trump demanded an investigation on Wednesday into what he called “triple sabotage” after an escalator, teleprompter and sound system malfunctioned as he addressed the United Nations.

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The UN has said the events that happened while Trump was at its headquarters in New York on Tuesday were accidental, and partly blamed them on White House staff.

But ina long, angry social media post, Trump described the string of mishaps as "very sinister,” called for people to be arrested and said the Secret Service was also probing.

"This wasn’t a coincidence, this was triple sabotage at the UN. They ought to be ashamed of themselves," Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

"I’m sending a copy of this letter to the Secretary General, and I demand an immediate investigation. No wonder the United Nations hasn’t been able to do the job that they were put in existence to do."

Footage showed the 79-year-old president and First Lady Melania Trump getting on the escalator at UN headquarters on Tuesday before it stopped with a lurch, forcing them to walk up. Then, as he began his speech, he noted his teleprompter was not working.