French President Stopped By NY Police, Calls Trump For Help

New York- The New York City gridlock during the high-level UN General Assembly session did not spare even visiting French President Emmanuel Macron, whose entourage was stopped by police due to strict traffic restrictions in place for US President Donald Trump's motorcade.

A video going viral on social media shows Macron and his delegation standing on the sidewalk as a New York police official, while apologising to them, says that they cannot cross the road as traffic has been stopped for a motorcade.

“I'm sorry, President, I'm really sorry. Just that everything has been frozen right now. There is a motorcade coming right now this way. I'm sorry,” the police officer tells Macron.

Macron told the police official that he has to go to the French embassy, pointing to the direction across the road.

“If you don't see it, let me cross,” Macron tells the police, who gesture that they can hear the cavalcade coming.

The video then shows Macron on the phone, saying with a laugh,“How are you? Guess what, I am waiting in the street because everything is frozen for you.”

Sirens can be heard in the background as Macron talks on the phone, apparently with Trump.

According to sources in the entourage, whenever the US president travels to the United Nations headquarters, security measures impose what is known as a“freeze”, shutting down traffic across several blocks around the UN.

“That was the case yesterday as we were leaving the building, with the American presidential motorcade on its way. Taking advantage of the pause, the president placed a phone call to Donald Trump. The exchange was described as warm and friendly, and provided an opportunity to touch base on a number of international issues,” sources said.

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