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The incident which led to Trump’s rant at the UN

Trump scolds UN over escalator, teleprompter and inaction in first General Assembly address since 2020
  • Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, were forced to walk up a broken escalator at the United Nations.
  • The incident prompted an angry response from Trump during his address to the General Assembly.
  • Trump complained that the escalator stopped mid-way, stating that Melania's good fitness prevented a fall.
  • He criticised the United Nations, citing the broken escalator and a 'bad teleprompter' as his takeaways.
  • Watch the video in full above
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