The escalator stopped running abruptly the minute he stepped on it, forcing him and First Lady Melania Trump to walk up it. AdvertisementThis is insane…As Trump arrived to the UN, the escalator stopped working the moment he stepped on it. Then the teleprompter stopped working the moment he got up to the podium to speak. “I don’t mind making this speech without a teleprompter, because the teleprompter is not working,” Trump began, looking a little irked, drawing laughter. Editor's Note: President Trump is leading America into the "Golden Age" as Democrats try desperately to stop it.