UNITED NATIONS: An escalator at the UN headquarters that abruptly halted just as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped onto it was stalled after a videographer accompanying them likely triggered a safety mechanism inadvertently while trying to capture their arrival, a UN spokesperson has said.
The incident occurred Tuesday morning as Trump and the First Lady were making their way to the General Assembly hall for the US President’s address to world leaders at the high-level 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
In scenes that were broadcast live and widely viewed across the globe, the escalator near the Delegate’s entrance suddenly stopped soon after Trump and Melania stepped onto it. The abrupt halt briefly jolted the couple, who waited momentarily at the escalator and forced the First Lady to walk up the stalled escalator, with the President following closely behind.