1 Word In French President’s Congratulatory Message To Trump Has People Howling

Global leaders on Wednesday rushed to congratulate President-elect Donald Trump over his 2024 election victory.
But one post stood out — for comical reasons.
French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X, formerly Twitter:
“Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump. Ready to work together as we did for four years. With your convictions and mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity.”
Congratulations, President @realDonaldTrump. Ready to work together as we did for four years. With your convictions and mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity.
Macron’s use of the word “convictions” drew attention, given Trump’s 34 felony convictions in his hush money case.
Commenters asked whether something had been lost in translation or if the French leader was engaging in some “boss-level” trolling.
“With your convictions” https://t.co/JtAy1kIeBn
Trying to work out if Macron has actually achieved Boss Level troll status by mentioning Trump’s ‘convictions’ 🤣 https://t.co/nEyY6xumcD
Convictions doing a lot of work here. https://t.co/q4OPjJETYD
interesting use of the word ‘convictions’… https://t.co/1M5ASPXor2
Well he’s certainly got some convictions https://t.co/tQNUV63Rkp
“With your convictions…” 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/4iW5udC3m9
His convictions. All 34 of them. https://t.co/hazsQqdRcY
‘Convictions’ doesn’t translate well. https://t.co/Z6WQdgM8Ar
Not sure I would have used the word ‘convictions’ in this context 😉 https://t.co/cNocZfn9M9
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‘with your convictions’ is hilarious https://t.co/eN3pBgp2lE
‘With your [felony] convictions and mine…’ https://t.co/aMBiXUzq8J