Mr Macron pulled out his mobile phone to call Mr Trump directly and seek his help in having the road reopened. It’s not the way it works when you have, with any global leader,’’ Mr Albanese said at the time. Unlike Mr Albanese, they have all managed to have one-on-one visits with Mr Trump and maintain personal contact. It constitutes a significant shift from Mr Albanese who had earlier opted to wait for summit season to try and nab a sit-down with Mr Trump. Mr Albanese had been hoping to meet Mr Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week.