President Trump alleges “triple sabotage” during UN speech

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has accused the United Nations of staging what he described as a “real disgrace” during his speech at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2025. In a detailed statement, Trump outlined what he called “three very sinister events” that occurred in succession, which he believes amounted to deliberate sabotage by event hosts.

According to the President, the first incident occurred as he and First Lady Melania Trump were ascending to the main speaking floor. He said the escalator “came to a screeching halt” and stopped abruptly, nearly causing them to fall face-first onto the steel steps. Trump suggested this was intentional, citing a report in The London Times that UN staff had previously “joked about turning off an escalator.” “The people that did it should be arrested,” he declared.

The second disruption, he said, involved his teleprompter, which went completely dark at the start of his address before millions of television viewers and dozens of world leaders. Trump explained that he was forced to deliver his remarks without it for nearly 15 minutes until it was restored. “Maybe they appreciated the fact that very few people could have done what I did,” he added, insisting the speech nevertheless received “fantastic reviews.”

The third alleged sabotage, Trump claimed, was that the sound system inside the auditorium failed. He said world leaders in the hall could not hear him unless they were listening through interpreter earpieces. He recounted asking Melania afterwards how he had done, only for her to reply: “I couldn’t hear a word you said.”

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Trump insisted the incidents were not coincidences, describing them as “triple sabotage at the UN.” He called for an immediate investigation by the UN Secretary-General and said the Secret Service is already involved. He further demanded that all security tapes, particularly those covering the escalator’s emergency stop button, be preserved.

“No wonder the United Nations hasn’t been able to do the job that they were put in existence to do,” the President wrote, blasting the organisation’s management and professionalism.

The United Nations has not yet issued a public response to the allegations.