President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on an escalator that stalled at the United Nations on Tuesday. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
"If someone at the UN intentionally stopped the escalator as the President and First Lady were stepping on, they need to be fired and investigated immediately," Leavitt posted on X.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House, the U.N. and the U.S. Secret Service.
The escalator malfunction wasn’t the only breakdown. Trump was forced to improvise his speech after a teleprompter froze.
"I feel very happy to be up here with you, nevertheless — and that way you speak more from the heart — I can only say that whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble," he said, drawing laughs.
TRUMP SLAMS UN FOR ‘CREATING NEW PROBLEMS,’ QUESTIONS ITS ROLE IN FIERY UNGA SPEECH
President Donald Trump, center, and first lady Melania Trump walk up the escalator after it stalled as he rode up to the General Assembly Hall on Tuesday at U.N. headquarters in New York City. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
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"If the first lady wasn’t in great shape, she would’ve fallen. But she’s in great shape. We’re both in good shape. We both stood," he added, drawing more laughter. "These are the two things I got from the United Nations: a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter."
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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