Donald Trump, the White House, and right-wing commentators have been melting down over an escalator stopping at the United Nations.

Trump demanded an investigation into three “sinister” events he argued were meant to “sabotage” him as he spoke to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. In his Truth Social post, he criticized the U.N. for a faulty escalator, broken teleprompter and sound issues he faced during his remarks.

President Trump called his escalator mishap at the United Nations "sabotage." The U.N. says the White House team triggered a safety mechanism. We asked two people who work on escalators to explain.

Some Republicans suggested the United Nations had targeted Donald Trump with an escalator malfunction. Evidently, the truth was more benign.

Trump delivered scathing remarks to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, where he repeatedly criticized the international organization and world leaders. He applauded his own accomplishments as he took aim at the teleprompter during his long-winded speech.

The widely-shared clip shows the president pointing his finger at the first lady, who responds by shaking her head during the exchange filmed through the windows of Marine One as it landed on the

What appeared to be a heated spat between Donald and Melania Trump was actually an animated discussion about the UN escalator mishap, experts say.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took aim at President Trump on Thursday for airing his frustrations about a broken escalator while addressing the United Nations this week. In a facetious post on social platform X,