UNGA: Trump in show of power, locks up Macron in traffic so that his motorcade can go first

French President Emmanuel Macron was made to taste US President Donald Trump’s show of power after New York police blocked the traffic to allow Trump and his motorcade go before anyone else.

 

Macron in New York for the United Nations General Assembly was trapped in the traffic jam for some time and frustrated by the action, the French President abandoned his convoy and began to walk in the street.

 

‘I’m really sorry, Mr President, everything is frozen’, a police officer can be heard telling Macron.

 

As he walked on, he appeared to call Mr. Trump on the phone and he could be heard saying,

‘Guess what, I’m waiting in the street right now because everything is frozen for you.’

 

Footage of the awkward moment involving Macron has gone viral on social media, with several Internet users commenting on the US president’s apparent power play.

 

‘That’s not just a mix-up — that’s a power signal. When world leaders get parked so Trump can pass, it tells you everything about who commands respect in the room’, one X user wrote.

 

Another said: ‘Macron learns who runs thing in America, even off duty’.

‘Humiliating. The French president stuck on the curb while Trump’s motorcade rolls like a king’s parade,’ a third commented, while a fourth said: ‘This is not an “awkward moment.” This is a protocol breach and a serious insult.’

 

•Photo Caption: Macron…trapped in Traffic making frantic calls.