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Emmanuel Macron stranded in New York as police clear way for Donald Trump’s motorcade after UNGA.
Emmanuel Macron had been returning from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) when the incident occurred. (Image Credit: X)
French President Emmanuel Macron was briefly left stranded on the streets of New York after police halted his vehicle to clear the way for US President Donald Trump’s motorcade. Emmanuel Macron had been returning from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) when the incident occurred.
Videos circulating on social media showed the French leader taking the delay in stride. In one clip, Emmanuel Macron is seen jokingly phoning Donald Trump and saying, “Guess what? I am waiting in the street because everything is paused for you.”
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President Macron was stopped by police in New York. All because of Trump. Traffic was blocked due to Trump’s motorcade. Macron called Trump and said: “Imagine, I’m standing outside right now because everything is blocked because of you.” pic.twitter.com/KSCaKKTqSB— Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@rshereme) September 23, 2025
The footage also showed Emmanuel Macron walking through Manhattan, smiling for photographs and shaking hands with people on the street. Reports said the French president walked for about 30 minutes before resuming his journey to the French Embassy.
Emmanuel Macron is in New York for the 80th session of the UNGA, where France co-hosted a high-level summit on Palestinian statehood alongside Saudi Arabia. At the meeting, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and Monaco announced they were formally recognising a Palestinian state.
The diplomatic push has drawn sharp criticism from Israel as the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the move, saying the countries were “rewarding terror with enormous prize.”
New York, United States of America (USA)
September 23, 2025, 18:26 IST
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