Macron Walks After Motorcade Blocks Car, Calls Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron was briefly stranded in New York after his vehicle was blocked when police cleared the road for President Donald Trump’s motorcade following Macron’s U.N. speech. Footage shows an NYPD officer apologizing on camera, and Macron phoned Trump from the street — joking that he was “waiting in the street because everything is frozen for you” — before walking about 30 minutes to the French mission. French media and officials confirmed Trump was on the call, and Macron used it to propose a short discussion involving Qatar and Trump about the situation in Gaza. The episode circulated widely online and drew commentary about the optics of power among world leaders. It occurred as Macron formally recognized Palestinian statehood at the U.N. General Assembly, while Trump used his address to criticize the U.N., denounce open-border policies, and tout his record.