TURKEY’S President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the latest world leader to be blocked by Donald Trump’s motorcade as he was captured grumpily waiting on the sidewalk.
The now-viral moment comes just a day after French President Emmanuel Macron was forced to walk 30 minutes across New York after being blocked by Don’s entourage.
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Bizarre footage shows fuming Erdoğan surrounded by bodyguards as he waits on the street.
The Turkish President had been at the UN headquarters in Manhattan for the organisation’s 80th anniversary.
He was leaving the event when a group of cops herded pedestrians to the side to make way for Trump’s motorcade.
Appearing irritated, Erdoğan is captured standing back as his security team negotiate with cops.
It comes just a day after Macron was left stranded in New York when his car was blocked by Trump’s motorcade.
In a video, an NYPD cop can be heard telling Macron: “I’m really sorry, Mr President, everything is frozen.”
But Macron then appears to take matters into his own hands and calls Trump himself.
While waiting in the traffic, the French leader is seemingly heard saying to Trump: “Hey, how are you? Guess what, I am waiting in the street because everything is frozen for you, ha!”
However, after several minutes Macron is forced to walk 30 minutes down the street towards the French embassy.
Another video appears to show Macron and his American counterpart still on the phone as he wanders through Manhattan.
He was spotted posing for pictures during his impromptu tour and is even seen being kissed by a man on the head.
The awkward video has gained attraction online, with some discussing the US president’s apparent power play.
One X user wrote: “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.”
Another added: “Humiliating. The French president stuck on the curb while Trump’s motorcade rolls like a king’s parade.”
The awkward video has gained attraction online, with some discussing the US president’s apparent power play.
The two motorcade incidents came just hours after Trump was himself left humiliated while trying to get up an escalator at the UN event.
Awkward footage showed him and wife Melania almost losing their balance before trudging up the steps ahead of his keynote speech.
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At the top of the stairs, Trump was greeted by a woman, to whom he said: “Your escalator just broke.”
The Secret Service later launched a probe into the incident after rumours UN workers “deliberately” tried to sabotage the president.
US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt even called for those responsible to be fired, with a fiery post on X.
She said: “If someone at the UN intentionally stopped the escalator as the President and First Lady were stepping on, they need to be fired and investigated immediately”.
The post was accompanied by a screenshot of The Times article, which said “to mark Trump’s arrival, UN staff members have joked that they may turn off the escalators and elevators and simply tell him they ran out of money, so he has to walk up the stairs”.
She later told Fox News: “I put out a statement earlier when there was concerning reporting over the weekend from the London Times.
“As you pointed out, the UN globalist staffers were basically plotting to set up the president of the United States.
“And first, it was the escalator, then it was the teleprompter, and then Katie Pavlich from Townhall … noticed the audio inside of the room was much lower and different for the president of the United States than the previous speakers.”
GettyErdoğan is pictured with First Lady Emine Erdogan, and members of his delegation walk from the Turkish House[/caption]
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