Reference News Network September 24 report - According to AFP, on September 23, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called for "immediate dismissal" of the personnel responsible for the escalator malfunction that occurred when U.S. President Trump arrived at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Leavitt demanded on the social media platform X: "If someone at the United Nations intentionally shut down the escalator while the president and first lady were on it, the relevant personnel must be immediately dismissed and an investigation initiated."

The spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, assured AFP that "the safety device was accidentally triggered by a person in front of the president," and stated that the equipment was subsequently restored to operation.

Dujarric said in a statement that the photographers who filmed the arrival of the U.S. delegation "may have accidentally triggered the safety device."

According to reports, before delivering a speech at the General Assembly, Trump stepped onto the escalator after his wife Melania, and the escalator stopped almost immediately. The two maintained their balance using the handrail and then climbed up the steps.

The report said the incident greatly annoyed Trump, as he is very sensitive to any unexpected incidents during his public appearances.

He sarcastically remarked in his speech: "I got two things from the United Nations: a faulty escalator and a faulty teleprompter." A technical failure also occurred with the teleprompter at the beginning of Trump's speech.

The spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General commented: "We will not comment because the teleprompter for the U.S. president is managed by the White House."

Subsequently, Trump posted on his "Truth Social" website complaining about these malfunctions.

In her post on the X platform, Leavitt attached an excerpt from an article in The Times, which claimed that some UN staff had jokingly mentioned the possibility of blocking escalators and elevators during the visit of the U.S. president. (Translated by Lin Xiaoxuan)

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