French President Macron, one of the first world leaders to publicly congratulate President-elect Trump, took a pro-Europe message to the European Union's meeting in Budapest on Thursday.

Following his Tuesday night victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, well-wishes for Donald Trump have come flooding in from leaders around the world. However, it was French President Emmanuel Macron’s well-wishes for Trump that left many wondering if they were indeed an insult.

Europe needs to grow some teeth or risk being eaten by the world’s “carnivores,” says French president. Europe can’t be the world’s “herbivore” anymore following Donald Trump’s reelection as the United States president, according to Emmanuel Macron. It needs to become an “omnivore” instead.

The French president was among the first international leaders to react, even before the results were officially announced.

France’s president Emmanuel Macron said Europe should not reflect on whether President-elect Trump’s victory is “good,” but instead consider how it will impact the continent’s priorities. “I think that our role here,

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday made a passionate plea for a more confident Europe days after the re-election of Donald Trump as US president. "This is a decisive moment in history for us,