French President Emmanuel Macron likes to say that he can get President Donald Trump on the telephone any time he needs. In New York for the U.N. Common Meeting, he proved it.
Blocked on Monday night time by cops when he sought to cross a New York road — they informed the French president the street was closed to let a VIP motorcade move — Macron fished out his telephone and dialed his U.S. counterpart.
“How are you?” Macron mentioned. “Guess what? I’m waiting in the street because everything is frozen for you!”
French media that filmed the scene mentioned Trump was actually on the opposite finish of the road, which a French official confirmed to The Related Press.
Macron defined to the officers that he was making an attempt to make his manner on foot to France’s diplomatic mission in New York, after he delivered a speech on the United Nations during which he introduced that France was formally recognizing Palestinian statehood.
“I have 10 people with me,” Macron mentioned, making an attempt to barter passage throughout the road.
“I’m sorry President, I’m really sorry, it’s just that everything’s frozen right now,” one of many cops informed Macron.
However since he had Trump’s ear, Macron used the chance to maintain chatting.
“I would love this weekend have a short discussion with Qatar and you on the situation in Gaza,” he mentioned.
French media mentioned Macron was capable of proceed his stroll a couple of minutes later when the road reopened.
France acknowledged Palestinian statehood on Monday initially of a high-profile assembly on the United Nations geared toward galvanizing help for a two-state resolution to the Mideast battle.
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