Trump's Escalator Malfunction At UN Photo : APThe White House has called for an investigation into whether the sudden stoppage of an escalator at the United Nations headquarters, while President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were stepping on it, was deliberate. The incident occurred just before Trump’s address to the UN General Assembly in New York, where he sharply criticized the global body. Video footage shows the 79-year-old Trump and Melania stepping onto the escalator, which suddenly jolted to a stop after only a few feet. “If the First Lady wasn't in great shape, she would have fallen,” Trump remarked. Thank you very much.”The escalator glitch wasn’t the only hiccup of the day.