Leavitt calls for firing, investigation if UN escalator malfunction with Trumps on board was intentional

United Nations officials addressed the incident, saying that nothing nefarious took place

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called for the firing and investigation of those responsible for a stalled escalator that carried President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at Tuesday’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

The escalator malfunction occurred before Trump addressed the General Assembly in New York. ---More...

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