In a deeply troubling incident that exposed the President of the United States to potential harm, the White House has taken a firm and immediate stance, demanding a full investigation into reports that United Nations staffers deliberately created a major security breach. The event occurred as President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were arriving at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt left no room for ambiguity regarding the administration’s position on the serious nature of the alleged act, stating unequivocally, “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.” This strong declaration underscores the zero-tolerance policy for any actions that compromise the safety of the Commander-in-Chief, a standard that stands in stark contrast to the often dismissive attitude exhibited by the liberal media whenever a threat emerges against this administration.
The sequence of events, as reported, paints a picture of a targeted and potentially malicious act. President Trump and the First Lady were proceeding through the UN building, preparing to ascend via a pair of escalators to the next floor. First Lady Melania Trump stepped onto the escalator on the left, followed closely by the President. It was at that precise moment, as President Trump placed his foot on the moving staircase, that the escalator abruptly came to a halt. Security footage and eyewitness accounts confirm that while the left escalator stopped, the one on the right continued to operate normally, eliminating the possibility of a general mechanical failure and pointing squarely towards human intervention. This was not a simple malfunction; it was a deliberate act that left the President stalled and vulnerable in a crowded environment, a scenario that should alarm every American citizen.
This is insane…
As Trump arrived to the UN, the escalator stopped working the moment he stepped on it.
Then the teleprompter stopped working the moment he got up to the podium to speak. pic.twitter.com/XBTgfr6zJ8
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) September 23, 2025
The immediate reaction from the First Lady demonstrated remarkable poise and alertness, as she quickly began walking up the stationary escalator stairs, with President Trump and his security detail following suit. However, the breach had already occurred. The calculated nature of this incident has rightfully raised alarm bells within the Secret Service, the agency tasked with the monumental responsibility of protecting the President. Secret Service sources conveyed their significant concerns to RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree, who reported, “Sources in the Secret Service community are very concerned about what they witnessed from fellow agents today when President Trump was stalled and vulnerable. It’s a similar critique to the Secret Service’s delayed response in getting Trump off stage after a bullet grazed his ear on July 13.” This statement highlights a disturbing pattern of security failures that demand rigorous scrutiny, a pattern that the mainstream media consistently downplays or ignores when it involves President Trump.
🚨🚨 Why did the @SecretService allow Pres. Trump and Melania to get stalled on an escalator today at the @UN General Assembly before his speech without moving quickly to protect the leader of the free world and his wife?
The stalled escalator with President Trump and first lady… https://t.co/mFvxGVXDQN
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) September 23, 2025
Press Secretary Leavitt confirmed that an official investigation is now underway, led by the Secret Service. She emphasized the necessity of holding any guilty parties accountable, stating, “If we find that these were UN staffers who were purposefully trying to trip up President Trump and FLOTUS well, there better be accountability for those people.”
🚨 BREAKING: The Secret Service has launched an investigation into the escalator situation at the United Nations today, per Karoline Leavitt
If someone did this intentionally, they should be CRIMINALLY charged.
It put President Trump is a VERY compromising position.
“If we… pic.twitter.com/nHJW36wCCx
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 24, 2025
The use of the phrase “trip up” belies the grave seriousness of the situation; this was not a childish prank but a blatant security failure that could have had catastrophic consequences. This incident at the UN, an institution often celebrated by the globalist left, reveals a shocking level of disrespect and hostility towards a sitting U.S. President, an attitude that seems to be tacitly encouraged by the relentless and unfounded criticism from liberal media outlets that consistently seek to undermine President Trump’s authority on the world stage.
The UN is of no use. The big promise of a group to stop wars was barely working in the UNs first twenty years ( Korea…..African madness from newly independent states)……but by the time Yugoslavia collapsed, and Serbs were seen conducting a genocide in front of Dutch UN troops who just stood there and watched……the UN proved it was useless and corrupt. It had always been a shakedown and money operation for third worlders…especially Africans who used the UN as their method to steal….and grow fat and rich. Turn the UN into a prison for our own domestic primates that are now loose on the streets….as well as the violent homeless and subway two legged vermin.
The UN represents nothing more than a national security exposure for foreign spies and a convenient avenue for foreign diplomats to ignore our laws and claim immunity. The USA needs to withdraw from the worthless UN and close down the building or repurpose it as affordable housing for the homeless. Then send all the foreign diplomats to Brussels.
Get the US out of the UN and get the UN out of the US. This was an attack on our elected President and is 100% unforgivable and unforgettable. The UN can set up their HQ in Mogadishu, they have plenty of real estate.
UN is hostile toward Israel that’s what Never Nicki Haley was saying when she was ambassador and I think why she got out of it. She was ineffective against a band of bullies. I agree with Trump get rid of the war gang of globalist!
I agree with all comments so far. I think also that the UN has been one of the biggest money drains on the US. As far as I can remember they have done nothing good with all the money they take in the name of stopping wars, they seem to keep them going longer. Get the UN out of the US, and stop giving them our money.