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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Sep 24, 2025, 02:02 PM Wednesday

Republicans Melt Down Over Escalator Incident [View all]

After spending the past week demanding the firing, arrest and prosecution of every Democrat who failed to sufficiently mourn right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk, MAGA blood is up again calling for officials at the UN to be imprisoned for an alleged escalator prank.

When Trump and his adoring wife Melania arrived at the UN to give the single most embarrassing speech ever made by an American president to the General Assembly, they stepped on to the escalator only to have it stop working. Melania gave Trump one of her famous looks of disgust as they stood there for several seconds. She finally just walked up the stairs and a few seconds later Trump lumbered up clearly annoyed.

As he began the speech, Trump complained that the teleprompter wasn’t working properly to allow him to read Stephen Miller’s deranged speech: “I don’t mind making this speech without a teleprompter. Because the teleprompter is not working. I can only say that whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble.”

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What really got things going was a subsequent post by press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who said this: “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.”

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/republicans-melt-down-over-escalator

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Republicans Melt Down Over Escalator Incident [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday OP
Wasn't it an WH aide who hit some switch on the escalator and didn't WH staff run the teleprompters?? NoMoreRepugs Wednesday #1
Yeah, but we all know that nothing is Been A Dick Donald's fault, MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #3
correct obamanut2012 Wednesday #4
I'm surprised Mz Pip Wednesday #2
I sure wouldn't want be one of the ones carrying that fat bloated POS anywhere. nt MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #5
Not even as a pallbearer? EYESORE 9001 Wednesday #7
LOL, not even as a pall bearer, I don't think my back would survive that, MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #8
How dare the escalator not work for our american royalty MagickMuffin Wednesday #6
Petty.................... Lovie777 Wednesday #9
wait,wait. adoring wife? thomski64 Wednesday #10
Lol i clocked that, too. Volaris Wednesday #13
This is the first video I've watched of the incident. llmart Wednesday #11
I'M HAVING A TERRIBLE DAY usonian Wednesday #12
It was either Biden or Obama's fault. Loryn Wednesday #14
All they had to do was go down Zackzzzz Wednesday #15
That would have required a modicum of intelligence and some quick decision-making. MineralMan Wednesday #16
Where was the switch flipper when he came DOWN the escalator? Frasier Balzov Wednesday #17
MaddowBlog-The rapid rise and sudden fall of the United Nations escalator 'controversy' LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #18
This is getting silly and the internet is responding to trump's fixation on escalators LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #19
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