[Global Network Reporter zhangqian] US President Trump suddenly encountered an "elevator failure" when he gave a speech to the UN General Assembly on the 23rd. When he entered the UN headquarters building in new york, the escalator on the first floor of the building suddenly got stuck and stopped running. According to NBC, CBS and other media reports, after investigating the incident, the United Nations said that technicians found that a White House cameraman inadvertently triggered the safety device of the escalator.

¡°The escalator was shut down because the safety device installed at the top of the escalator was triggered,¡± said UN Secretary-General Diarrick in a statement to reporters, ¡°The safety device was designed to prevent pedestrians or objects from being accidentally trapped or stuck in the gear.

It is understood that after the "elevator failure", the White House urged an immediate investigation. White House Press Secretary Levitt wrote "angrily" on social platform X on 23rd, "If someone in the United Nations deliberately prevents the escalator from running when the president and first lady step on it, they should be immediately fired and investigated". She also attached a screenshot of a report by the British "Times", which said on the 21st that UN staff had joked that they might turn off escalators and elevators, so as to tell Trump that the UN "has no money".

According to a Bloomberg report on the 22nd local time, the United Nations said that since US President Trump took office in January this year, the United States has almost stopped paying dues, and there are still outstanding arrears for 2024. The United States owes more than $3 billion in arrears, including more than $820 million in regular budget shares due in 2025, as well as arrears and unpaid peacekeeping funds in previous years.