India, Sept. 24 -- US President Donald Trump's United Nations visit on Tuesday was marked by two mishaps - one, his escalator stopped working the moment he stepped on it, and second, his teleprompter also broke down during his speech. The first incident was apparently foreshadowed by UN staffers last week.

An escalator at the United Nations headquarters in New York halted abruptly the moment Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped onto it.

In a remarkable coincidence, staff members of the UN had been overheard joking about turning off Trump's escalator days before his visit.

On September 21, British newspaper The Times reported that UN staff members "have joked that they may turn off the escalators and elevators and simply tell him ...