Trump official ‘attacked’ at UN by pro-Palestinian protester
A Trump administration staff member was reportedly assaulted by a "deranged Leftist" while being chased around the United Nations General Assembly.
A senior adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, was forced to escape when a protester shouting "Free Palestine" directed a bright light into her face and pursued her around the lobby on Thursday.
The alleged confrontation is the latest in a series of incidents at the summit that have infuriated Donald Trump and his administration, who claim UN staff deliberately tried to sabotage his appearance on Tuesday.
The staffer ran into the bathroom to avoid Patricia Schuh, 62, who allegedly "scratched her right eye" and bypassed all security, law enforcement sources told the New York Post.
The adviser was treated by paramedics, while Mrs. Schuh was later arrested by police and charged with assault and harassment.
"We are outraged that a member of the US delegation was physically assaulted inside of UN Headquarters the afternoon of Sept 25," a UN spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
"This attack must be addressed swiftly, and consequences must be felt."
White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said the protester was a "deranged leftist" who managed to bypass multiple layers of security.
She added: "Thankfully, the official is safe, and the lunatic was arrested, but this is part of a disturbing and dangerous set of failures by the UN after their sabotage of President Trump ahead of and during his speech."
Trump demanded the arrest of UN staffers he suspected of orchestrating the "triple sabotage" of his appearance at the organization’s annual world summit in New York.
A broken escalator, a malfunctioning teleprompter, and a speaker system failure infuriated the president, who argued it was proof that the UN was an anti-US organization and urgently needed reform.
"This wasn’t a coincidence, this was triple sabotage at the UN," Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday.
"They ought to be ashamed of themselves."
The president said that he and his wife, Melania, could have been seriously injured when an escalator came to a "screeching halt" at the precise moment they attempted to step on.
"It’s amazing that Melania and I didn’t fall forward onto the sharp edges of these steel steps, face first," Mr. Trump said.
"It was only because we were each holding the handrail tightly, or it would have been a disaster."
The UN suggested that a videographer on Mr. Trump’s team might have accidentally triggered the emergency stop on the escalator.
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