Overview

• BMFTV reported that New York police halted Emmanuel Macron’s vehicle as he left UN headquarters in New York.
• To address the stoppage, the French president phoned Donald Trump and said he was waiting on the street because areas were closed.
• Minutes later the street reopened only to pedestrians, prompting Macron to continue the call in the roadway.
• French opposition figure Florian Philippot called the episode a humiliation in a post on X.
• No official U.S. explanation or independent confirmation was cited in the reports, and no formal diplomatic escalation was reported.