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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:01 PM Tuesday

Escalatorgate: Follow the dummy.

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The lead story on the Fox “News” website involves a UN escalator stopping, which forced the Trumps to walk up the stairs. 1/2

September 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM

The lead story on the Fox “News” website involves a UN escalator stopping, which forced the Trumps to walk up the stairs. 1/2

Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2025-09-24T00:28:24.677Z


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Only in the 5th and 6th paragraphs do we get the perfectly innocent explanation that a member of the U.S. delegation inadvertently triggered the escalator stoppage. Yet Karoline Leavitt and Fox act like it’s an international incident. 2/2

September 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM

Only in the 5th and 6th paragraphs do we get the perfectly innocent explanation that a member of the U.S. delegation inadvertently triggered the escalator stoppage. Yet Karoline Leavitt and Fox act like it’s an international incident. 2/2

Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2025-09-24T00:32:17.948Z


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Here’s the full Fox story. These MAGA people are ridiculous.

Leavitt calls for firing, investigation if UN escalator malfunction with Trumps on board was intentional
Donald Trump faced a stalled escalator and frozen teleprompter during his United Nations General Assembly address, prompting White House criticism.
www.foxnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Here’s the full Fox story. These MAGA people are ridiculous.

Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2025-09-24T00:37:14.928Z
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Escalatorgate: Follow the dummy. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday OP
The teleprompter issue was due to Trump's people as well Wiz Imp Tuesday #1

Wiz Imp

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1. The teleprompter issue was due to Trump's people as well
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 11:15 PM
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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/who-stopped-un-escalator-likely-trumps-videographer-says-un-2025-09-24/

On the teleprompter, Trump told the General Assembly on Tuesday: "I can only say that whoever's operating this teleprompter is in big trouble."

However, a U.N. official said the White House had operated its own teleprompter.

After Trump finished speaking, U.N. General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said: "The U.N. teleprompters are working perfectly."

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