French President Emmanuel Macron said this week that the way for Europe to respond to President-elect Donald Trump's election victory is to become an "omnivore."
Macron's Remarks
"For me, it's simple. The world is made up of herbivores and carnivores. If we decide to remain herbivores, then the carnivores will win and we will be a market for them," Macron said during a speech to European leaders, Politico reported.
"I think, at the very least, we should choose to become omnivores. I don't want to be aggressive, just that we know how to defend ourselves on all these subjects," Macron added.
Trump's Presidential Election Victory
Earlier this week, Trump, a Republican, won the 2024 presidential election, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's candidate. The Associated Press and TV news networks called the election for Trump early Wednesday after a win in Wisconsin put him over the 270 Electoral College vote threshold needed for victory.
Taking the stage in West Palm Beach, Florida, at 2:30 a.m. local time, the former president celebrated the success of what he described as "the greatest political movement of all time" and promised to deliver a prosperous future for the country.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
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