Trump jokes about the problems of escalator and broken telescope in the UN speech
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President Donald Trump made laughs of world leaders in a few moments after having taken the stage in the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
Trump joked on a broken escalator in the United Nations Building as well as the broken telescope just in front of him.
“Thank you very much, I really appreciate it,” he said to the applause when he went on stage.
“And I don’t mind making this speech without a telepromitative because the telepromitator does not work,” he said when the leaders laughed.
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President Donald Trump sets up an escalator with his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, at the United Nations. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty Images)
“I feel very happy to be here with you, and in this way, you speak more of the heart. I can only say that anyone exploiting this telepromote is in great difficulty,” he added, attracting more laughs.
Trump again pulled laughter later by telling his dissatisfaction with the help of the UN in world conflicts.
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“I finished seven wars, treated with the leaders of these countries and I have never even received a United Nations telephone call to help finalize the agreement,” said Trump. “Everything I got from the United Nations was an escalator that stopped in the middle.”
President Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. (David Dee Delgado / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“If the First Lady was not in great shape, she would have fallen. But she is in great shape, we are both in good shape. We both stood,” he added, drawing more laughs.
“These are the two things I obtained from the United Nations: a bad escalator and a bad telepromptor,” he said.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2025 in New York. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty Images)
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Throughout his speech, Trump praised peace efforts and warned European nations to continue to tolerate illegal immigration. Trump also criticized the global climate change agenda as a “idiot work”.
