Overview

• Footage from French outlet Brut shows Macron speaking with NYPD, joking that he was waiting because streets were blocked for President Trump, then setting off on foot.
• A French official confirmed to the Associated Press that Trump was on the line during the sidewalk call.
• Police had shut the route for an upcoming presidential motorcade, halting Macron’s car shortly after his UN address.
• Macron walked roughly 30 minutes through Manhattan toward the French embassy, stopping for photos with bystanders.
• The NYPD praised its officers’ work during UN week, and Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the security operation as one of the most complex.