{"id":249833,"date":"2025-09-23T20:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/249833\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T20:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:41:12","slug":"macron-stuck-on-new-york-street-by-trump-motorcade-calls-him-directly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/249833\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron stuck on New York street by Trump motorcade, calls him directly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s push for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations<\/a> clashed sharply with Donald Trump\u2019s message \u2014 but the two leaders\u2019 rivalry also played out in the streets of New York in an unexpected way.<\/p>\n

At the UN General Assembly, Macron formally announced France\u2019s recognition of a Palestinian state, insisting the move was “essential to peace.” Trump, speaking today, blasted the recognition as a “reward” for Hamas\u2019s “horrible atrocities, including October 7,” that would only prolong conflict.<\/p>\n

MACRON STAKES ANTI-TRUMP GLOBAL ROLE WITH GAZA INITIATIVE AT UN SUMMIT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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France’s President Emmanuel Macron said his nation would recognize a Palestinian state on Monday.\u00a0 (ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

But away from the UN stage, the two presidents collided in an unusual moment when Macron was stopped at a crosswalk by New York police as Trump\u2019s motorcade rolled through Manhattan. “Sorry President, everything is frozen, the motorcade moving now,” one officer told him. Macron, visibly frustrated, replied, “If you don\u2019t see it, let me cross.”<\/p>\n

With the road blocked, Macron picked up his phone and called\u00a0President Trump<\/a> directly. According to a video circulating online, the French president said: “Guess what, I\u2019m waiting in the street because everything is frozen for you.” Only after the call was the road eventually cleared.<\/p>\n

MACRON TO APPOINT FOURTH PRIME MINISTER IN A YEAR AS DEBT BATTLE TOPPLES CENTRIST LEADER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One in Arizona after arriving for the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, on Sept. 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Macron then walked through the city for nearly half an hour, trailed by passersby who stopped him for selfies. One person planted a kiss on his head. Macron laughed off the encounter, saying, “It\u2019s just a kiss, makes no harm.”<\/p>\n

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Trump unleashed on the UN in an address before the General Assembly.\u00a0 (ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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France\u2019s<\/a> embassy in the U.S official X account leaned into the moment with humor: “It\u2019s a good thing our presidents have each other on speed dial\u2026 If you\u2019ve ever had to walk through NYC during UNGA, this is 110% relatable content.”<\/p>\n

Efrat Lachter is an investigative reporter and war correspondent. Her work has taken her to 40 countries, including Ukraine, Russia, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, and Afghanistan. She is a recipient of the 2024 Knight-Wallace Fellowship for Journalism. Lachter can be followed on X @efratlachter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s push for Palestinian statehood at the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":249834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,69,8703,156,99,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,80,1206,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-249833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-emmanuel-macron","11":"tag-france","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-city","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkcity","17":"tag-ny","18":"tag-nyc","19":"tag-politics","20":"tag-united-nations","21":"tag-united-states","22":"tag-united-states-of-america","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","25":"tag-us","26":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115255553996181225","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}