US President Trump mocked the United Nations during his speech after he faced a broken escalator and an inoperable teleprompter.
He used the two instances to illustrate his broader complaints about the world body.
“These are the two things I got from the United Nations, a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter,” he said.
Earlier today, as he arrived at the UN building on New York’s East River, the escalator stopped while he was riding up.
"I don't mind making this speech without a teleprompter, because the teleprompter is not working... I can only say that whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble," Trump said as he began to deliver his speech.
Reiterating his claim about "stopping" several wars, Trump took aim at the United Nations, saying: "Never even got a call from the United Nations in finalising the deal. All I got from the United Nations was an escalator that, on the way up, stopped right in the middle. If the First Lady wasn't in great shape, she would have fallen. But she's in great shape, we both are in great shape…we both stood. And then a teleprompter that didn't work. These are the two things from the United Nations: a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter."
He also recalled his failed attempt to renovate the UN headquarters in the 2010s, complaining that they chose terrazzo floors instead of the marble he proposed.
"They still haven’t finished the job," he said, returning to the broken escalator.
Trump also called his governance the "Golden Age of America" as kicked off his much-awaited speech. It was the first time Trump addressed the general assembly after he returned to office as US President in January this year.
He used the two instances to illustrate his broader complaints about the world body.
“These are the two things I got from the United Nations, a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter,” he said.
Earlier today, as he arrived at the UN building on New York’s East River, the escalator stopped while he was riding up.
"I don't mind making this speech without a teleprompter, because the teleprompter is not working... I can only say that whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble," Trump said as he began to deliver his speech.
Reiterating his claim about "stopping" several wars, Trump took aim at the United Nations, saying: "Never even got a call from the United Nations in finalising the deal. All I got from the United Nations was an escalator that, on the way up, stopped right in the middle. If the First Lady wasn't in great shape, she would have fallen. But she's in great shape, we both are in great shape…we both stood. And then a teleprompter that didn't work. These are the two things from the United Nations: a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter."
He also recalled his failed attempt to renovate the UN headquarters in the 2010s, complaining that they chose terrazzo floors instead of the marble he proposed.
"They still haven’t finished the job," he said, returning to the broken escalator.
Trump also called his governance the "Golden Age of America" as kicked off his much-awaited speech. It was the first time Trump addressed the general assembly after he returned to office as US President in January this year.
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