The escalator escalation keeps escalating.

President Donald Trump has demanded an investigation into what he called a “triple sabotage” at the United Nations General Assembly, including his unsubstantiated allegation that an escalator was deliberately halted while he and first lady Melania Trump were riding it.

The U.N. says the escalator was likely stopped when a White House videographer accidentally triggered a safety mechanism. Nonetheless, Secretary-General António Guterres’ office said late Wednesday that it had ordered a “thorough investigation” into the three incidents mentioned by Trump, and was “ready to cooperate in full transparency” to find out what caused them.

That came after Trump posted a 358-word complaint on Truth Social detailing “three very sinister events.”

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