French President Emmanuel Macron didn’t receive royal treatment as he arrived in New York to attend the UN General Assembly meeting. A video uploaded on X, shows the moment French President Emmanuel Macron was stuck in New York City traffic. The video shows Macron out of his vehicle and appearing to make a call to President Trump. After not getting the answer he wanted, the French President was forced to walk to his intended location. The New York Post reported more on Macron’s struggle in traffic: French leader Emmanuel Macron got an authentic New York experience when his car was blocked by UN traffic — with the head of state filmed getting out to walk and even calling President Trump for help. Bizarre video showed the European leader begging an NYPD cop to help him get through on Monday, soon after he finished giving a controversial speech to the United Nations, according to French outlet Brut. “I’m really sorry, Mr. President, everything is currently blocked,” the apologetic officer tells Macron, who tries to convince the cop to let him through if Trump’s convoy is not immediately passing by. Frazzled, Macron then makes a call — seemingly to Trump. “How are you? Guess what, I’m waiting in the street because everything is closed for you,” Macron says, laughing in the call, seemingly to his American counterpart. The French leader was then forced to make the next 30 minutes of his journey on foot through the streets of Manhattan, according to Brut. Macron appeared to take the potential diplomatic incident in stride, smiling and posing for pictures with gawking passersby. At one point, a man who was having his picture taken with the French president bent down and kissed him on the head, forcing Macron to tell his panicked security team to stand down. Watch here: Priceless: Police in New York stops Macron’s car, because the street is closed for Trump’s convoy. Macron calls Trump to allow him to pass, but Trump humiliates Macron and tells him to walk instead, which he does pic.twitter.com/K1cnWUOBrB — Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) September 23, 2025 The Hill reported the latest update on the UN Assembly, where Macron and Trump are attending today: Trump praised the potential of the United Nations during a bilateral meeting with Secretary General António Guterres, just after his remarks at the general assembly when he questioned the purpose of the body in a combative address. “Our country is behind the United Nations 100 percent,” Trump told Guterres. “I think the potential of the United Nations is incredible. Really incredible. It can do so much. I’m behind it.” He acknowledged that he doesn’t always agree with allies, which was highlighted in his remarks when he said the UN was contributing to the problem of “uncontrolled migration,” among other criticism. “I may disagree with it sometimes, but I am so behind it,” Trump said. “The potential for peace with this institution is so great. So I just want to thank you for treating us so lovely.”