Trump Just Went On An Unhinged Truth Social Rant Calling What Happened During His UN Speech "Triple Sabotage"

President Donald Trump did not let up on his attacks on the United Nations on Wednesday, citing “three very sinister events” that took place during a speech he gave at the body’s General Assembly the prior morning. Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters

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The trio of concerns he raised included an escalator stopping while he was on it, his teleprompter malfunctioning while he spoke, and the sound system allegedly glitching throughout his remarks. U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and first lady Melania Trump, top right, walk up the escalator after it stopped while en route to the General Assembly Hall at U.N. Headquarters

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“This wasn’t a coincidence, this was triple sabotage at the UN,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “I’m sending a copy of this letter to the Secretary General, and I demand an immediate investigation.” A social media post criticizes an incident at the United Nations, describing an escalator malfunction and mocking the media's response The UN has responded to some of these issues, noting in a statement on Tuesday that a videographer with the US delegation may have triggered a safety feature on the escalator, causing it to stop while Trump and the first lady were on it. President Donald Trump (C) and first lady Melania Trump (R) walk up an escalator as they arrive to the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters

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A UN official has also said that the White House was in charge of Trump’s teleprompter during his speech, while a White House official has said the UN team was, according to CNN. Detail of his speech as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly

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And while Trump claimed that attendees could not hear his speech unless they were wearing interpreters’ earpieces, a UN official noted that this may have been due to the system’s design. “The sound system was designed to allow people at their seats to hear speeches being translated into six different languages through earpieces,” the official told the BBC. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly

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The UN Secretary General’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Donald Trump addresses a large audience at the UN, with attendees seated in tiered rows facing the speaker's podium

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Trump’s digs this week follow years of broadsides he’s levied against the UN and have only been used to justify his dissatisfaction with the body. “No wonder the United Nations hasn’t been able to do the job that they were put in existence to do,” he wrote. Donald Trump speaks to the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly