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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Trump now says there was ‘triple sabotage’ as he demands investigation into UN escalator glitch

President Donald Trump lashed out at the U.N. a day after his extraordinary address to the General Assembly, claiming he was the victim of a “triple sabotage” designed to undermine his appearance and demanding an investigation.

Trump stunned world leaders on Tuesday by telling them that the U.K. and Europe “are going to hell,” taking the credit for personally bringing an end to seven wars, dismissing climate change as a “green scam,” and accusing the body of “funding an assault on Western countries and their borders” by encouraging mass migration.

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