{"id":3266,"date":"2025-10-06T23:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T23:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/?p=3266"},"modified":"2025-10-06T23:44:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T23:44:33","slug":"trumps-escalator-breakdown-causes-scene-at-un-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/?p=3266","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Escalator Breakdown Causes Scene at UN Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chaos briefly erupted at the UN Headquarters after an unexpected escalator malfunction led to a scene no one expected \u2014 and an <em>outrageous<\/em> demand from former President Donald Trump that left diplomats and staff speechless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Witnesses say Trump had just entered the main lobby, surrounded by aides and security, when the escalator suddenly stopped halfway down. With cameras flashing and world leaders nearby, Trump reportedly paused, looked around, and muttered, \u201cThis is unacceptable \u2014 I don\u2019t do stairs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As staff rushed to assist, Trump allegedly turned to his team and said, <em>\u201cSomebody call maintenance. Actually, no \u2014 call whoever\u2019s in charge of this building. Fire them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to bystanders, what followed was part frustration, part spectacle. Security guards tried to restart the escalator while Trump, refusing to step down manually, waited with his arms crossed. \u201cIn America,\u201d he said loudly, \u201cwe\u2019d have gold escalators that never break.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moment caused a stir among delegates, with some exchanging amused looks while others recorded the scene on their phones. One official later joked, \u201cWe\u2019ve seen political stand-offs before, but never one on an escalator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes later, a technician managed to get the machine running again \u2014 to which Trump reportedly nodded and said, \u201cGood. Tell them to make it faster next time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you love him or hate him, one thing\u2019s certain: wherever Trump goes, the headlines follow \u2014 even if it\u2019s just one step at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaos briefly erupted at the UN Headquarters after an unexpected escalator malfunction led to a scene no one expected \u2014 and an outrageous demand from former President&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}