President Trump’s Teleprompter Stops Working During Speech And His Response Is Priceless

President Trump was in North Dakota on Wednesday.

The 47th President was in the Peace Garden State to deliver a speech at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.

During his speech however Trump experienced technical difficulties after his teleprompters glitched but in true Trump fashion he was able to make light of the situation.

Take a look:

Raw Story reported the left’s reaction to Trump’s technical difficulties:

Trump was speaking in Medora, North Dakota, where he visited the newly completed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.

The library in the Badlands was slated to open on July 4.

Political commentators noted Trump’s demeanor and behavior while the president delivered the remarks — and complained about his teleprompters.

“This is painful to watch. He’s struggling to read the prompter, starts riffing off a word he recognizes, then loses his place in his riffing, trails off, and goes back to the prompter,” journalist and conspiracy theory expert Mike Rothschild wrote on X.

“Just a couple minutes into his speech, Trump sounds like he is getting winded and is having trouble reading the teleprompter,” journalist Aaron Rupar wrote on X.”I have two teleprompters that aren’t working, and here I stand,” Acyn, senior digital editor for MeidasTouch, wrote on X.

Trump was escorted to the event by the Rough Riders:

🔥🚨 INCREDIBLE SIGHT — Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" escort President Trump in the Beast into Medora, North Dakota.

President Trump is getting the GRAND WELCOME in North Dakota ahead of America's 250th Birthday! pic.twitter.com/olNklGagg1

— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) July 1, 2026

The Hill reported his teleprompter also glitched while speaking to the UN in May:

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday made a joke referencing criticism from President Trump over a teleprompter issue at the United Nations (UN) last year.

During an event for the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on Wednesday, Carney was delivering a speech when he noted a teleprompter issue.“Happens, it happens,” he said, laughing. “I’m not going to go into the — I’m not going to say who I — you know what, there’s a teleprompter joke I could tell about a conspiracy theory, but I think I, it’s probably not —.”

Last September, Trump went after the UN over escalator and teleprompter malfunctions at the New York headquarters, saying that “bad” features are all he got from the international organization.The president started remarks at the time to the General Assembly by noting that he would be talking without a teleprompter because it was broken.

Trump later demanded an investigation into the problems that occurred at the UN:

Host: Trump is demanding an investigation into what he is calling 'triple sabotage' during his visit to the UN. The 'sinister events' he's referencing involve a stopped escalator, a broken teleprompter and audio issues. These petty grievances were top of Trump's mind more than 24… pic.twitter.com/lY0B25GTPn

— FactPost (@factpostnews) September 25, 2025