Trump, White House and escalator
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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
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.
An escalator at the UN headquarters stalled as President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania stepped on it, prompting a White House call for investigation. Trump joked about the incident during his UN speech,
"Please ask them about what happened with their teleprompter," a United Nations representative tells EW after Trump threatened a crew member over the tool.