‘Deranged leftist’ assaults Trump official at UN, attacker arrested: White House

An US President Donald Trump’s official was reportedly assaulted during the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session on Thursday afternoon.

According to Fox News citing White House official, the incident occurred inside the UN premises when a “deranged leftist” followed a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official into a bathroom and physically attacked him. The official was in New York with HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

“An HHS official was followed into a bathroom, recorded, physically assaulted and verbally accosted by a deranged leftist at the UN who somehow entered the venue past multiple layers of security,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told Fox News.

The attacker has been arrested, and the official is safe. However, the White House has blamed the UN for what it called a “failure” and accused the world body of sabotaging Trump ahead of and during his speech.

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump had already alleged “sabotage” at the UN, citing an escalator malfunction, a teleprompter blackout, and sound problems that disrupted his appearance.

In a post on Truth Social, he wrote that an escalator carrying him and his wife Melania “came to a screeching halt” and he nearly fell. He also said his teleprompter went dark at the start of his speech and the sound system failed, leaving world leaders unable to hear him.

“Not one, not two, but three very sinister events!” Trump wrote. “This wasn’t a coincidence, this was triple sabotage at the UN. They ought to be ashamed of themselves… No wonder the United Nations hasn’t been able to do the job that they were put in existence to do.”