Posted on 09/24/2025 4:01:21 AM PDT by blueplum
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump broke from his prepared remarks at the United Nations on Tuesday to bemoan an inoperable escalator and a defective teleprompter, using the incidents to portray the global body as dysfunctional....
Stephane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesman, said a videographer from the U.S. delegation who ran ahead of him triggered the stop mechanism at the top of the escalator....
In recent months, U.N. offices in New York and Geneva have intermittently turned off elevators and escalators as part of steps to save money because of a “liquidity crisis” at the world body.
That’s due in part to delays in funding from the United States, which is the top donor of the world body.
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Make the building go dark today because of US funding cuts
Trump’s fault.
I suspect it’s Rubio who’s preventing Trump from removing the UN from the US.
These people are shameless.
These people are evil.
Oh right. Like if the plumbing in my bathroom goes out when I have a guest, it’s the guest’s fault? The UN is a complete laughing stock.
These people are evil.
*****
Yes, evil, craven, shameless, jerks, blackguards, you name it.
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When your wife knows that by cutting your teleprompter they’re going to have to listen to you ramble for an extra hour about whatever comes to your mind. 😂
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Mr. President, you married very well.
They’re a criminal cabal.
Associated Press?
What else should we expect beyond shameless etc?
They weren't laughing this time, were they...
The UN couldn’t voluntarily “save money” any more than it supports human rights of victims anywhere.
“Oh right. Like if the plumbing in my bathroom goes out when I have a guest, it’s the guest’s fault? The UN is a complete laughing stock.”
My bro-in-law worked analog in digital feeds plus audio for a major communications company, set up and take down all over DC. They could not leave any equipment in place because of the buildings he worked in were all on the historic building register.
The UN has a maintainence issue alongwith a lousy technical staff. Completely unacceptable.
just close the doors
close the doors and turn out the lights
UN is communist at its core
Why is the UN in the USA?
I was sure this was a Babylon Bee headline.
Fooled again...
Total lie. It was done on purpose to make Trump look bad. Such impeccable timing as soon as Melania steps on the escalator and then the teleprompter not working only when Trump was speaking. These people are entitled children. I say give them zero mote dollars to really prove their point.
It was. I think Fox news reported having emails showing UN employees joking about collaborating on the sabotage.
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