US EditionMacron calls Trump over blocked NYC streets, walks 30 minutes through city
- On September 22, 2025, while in New York, Emmanuel Macron encountered a temporary street blockage by local police to allow President Donald Trump's motorcade to pass.
- Macron encountered the roadblock while returning to the French Embassy after delivering a speech at the 80th UN General Assembly, and police explained the closure was for Trump's convoy.
- After exiting his car and questioning officers, Macron reportedly called Trump directly from the street, jokingly asking him to 'clear the road' while a video of the encounter went viral.
- Macron remarked that he was stuck on the road due to widespread closures, while a police officer apologized, explaining that the area was completely blocked, underscoring the traffic standstill.
- The incident illustrated the challenges of high-level diplomacy in a busy city and coincided with France's formal recognition of Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly earlier that day.
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Macron calls Trump after getting stuck behind motorcade at U.N.
A call between world leaders is usually a carefully choreographed event reserved for talk of war and peace. France’s Emmanuel Macron used his hotline to President Donald Trump to complain about New York traffic. After giving a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday night, Macron found himself stuck behind a police barricade while trying to reach his country’s diplomatic mission in the city. Whereas regular folk may have sat pati…
French and Turkish presidents stopped on New York streets by police
To their surprise, the presidents of France and Turkey were both stopped separately by police as they tried to cross streets in New York. Police said the roads had been closed to let a VIP motorcade pass, thought to be Trump's.
French President Emmanuel Macron was briefly stuck in traffic in New York after police closed streets to US President Donald Trump's motorcade.
France's president was forced to walk before his visit to the UN General Assembly.
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