Will Trump say "Teleprompter" during his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly? Odds fell to 8% on Sep 22, 2026

The UN has made efforts to ensure the escalator and teleprompter for Trump are operational after problems at last year's General Assembly The escalator at the UN General Assembly building in New York is working today, and staff have also cleared a separate space for the teleprompter that Donald Trump will use during his speech, CNN has learned. Recall that last year, Trump called for an investigation into a series of technical malfunctions, calling them a "triple sabotage": the escalator stopped when he and Melania were going up to the meeting room (the president later boasted that he had to grab his wife by the back of her body), and during his speech, the prompter turned off and there were problems with the sound. At the same time, it later became known that the White House team was to blame for these problems. Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech today at around 5:00 p.m. Kyiv time. Watch live on News.LIVE — speeches by world leaders and key statements about Ukraine. [in reply to: Trump team to blame for broken escalators and teleprompter at the UN, — Politico Politico reporters have learned that the escalator stop, which Donald Trump mentioned in his speech to the General Assembly, could have been caused by a White House videographer. He “inadvertently triggered” the emergency safety stop when he was driving backwards to document the president’s arrival, according to a statement from the UN Secretary-General’s press secretary. As for Trump’s complaint about the non-working teleprompter, according to one of the European officials, the prompter brought by the US president’s team broke down, while the UN’s own equipment worked flawlessly during all other speeches by country leaders. However, this does not rule out the general decline of the UN building in New York, which was renovated 10 years ago. Headquarters staff pointed to shabby chairs in the meeting room, malfunctions in the security portal and periodic shutdowns of elevators and escalators. Part of the problems are caused by a funding shortfall - in particular, the US debt for membership fees has exceeded $3 billion.]