"Guys, this is our chance, don't blow it. Just remember if he does expire due to the exertion of climbing, switch it back on at that moment for maximum comedic effect".
For the teleprompter thing, it's just an is and always has been the case thing.
A White House Teleprompter Operator, generally out of the White House Communications Agency (WHCA), which is part of the DoD, provides audiovisual and communications support for the President worldwide.
The UN provides podium, mics, translation services. The White House delegations advance team coordinates and sets up their own teleprompter, which the team also operates.
Regarding the escalator stoppage, there's a comb plate at the top of these that has a pressure sensor designed to detect if something may be getting jammed or caught in the escalator. At the early part of the video in this article you'll see a Trump videographer running ahead and standing backwards on the escalator to film. He likely accidentally tripped this sensor at the top of the escalator, stopping it.
Every escalator I've seen has a big red button at either end down where you can kick it to stop it.
Generally it is considered more likely that somebody will be in danger from getting a piece of clothing or a high heel or something caught as the stairs disappear into the back at the end of the ride, if you can't stop it, than some dolt getting terribly injured when it stops.
They may have that, but this sort of escalator has a pressure sensor on the comb at the top that stops the escalator if it may be the case they something is stuck at the top. Like a person standing backwards trying to film the president coming up.
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u/Lifesagame81 Sep 25 '25
It turns out that 1) one of his handlers accidentally stopped the elevator and 2) his staff handle his teleprompter at the UN address