French President Emmanuel Macron likes to say that he can get President Donald Trump on the cellphone any time he desires. In New York for the U.N. Basic Meeting, he proved it.
Blocked on Monday night time by law enforcement officials 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 cellphone and dialed his U.S. counterpart.
“How are you?” Macron stated. “Guess what? I’m ready on the street as a result of every thing is frozen for you!”
French media that filmed the scene stated Trump was in truth 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 approach 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’ve 10 individuals with me,” Macron stated, making an attempt to barter passage throughout the road.
“I’m sorry President, I’m actually sorry, it’s simply that every thing’s frozen proper now,” one of many law enforcement officials informed Macron.
However since he had Trump’s ear, Macron used the chance to maintain chatting.
“I’d love this weekend have a brief dialogue with Qatar and also you on the scenario in Gaza,” he stated.
French media stated Macron was in a position to proceed his stroll a couple of minutes later when the road reopened.
France acknowledged Palestinian statehood on Monday firstly of a high-profile assembly on the United Nations aimed toward galvanizing help for a two-state answer to the Mideast battle.
