Trump directed much of his praise to Charles, insisting that while some may find irony in his choice to begin celebrations tied to America’s 250 years of independence by honoring a British King, “no tribute could be more appropriate.”
“Before we ever proclaimed our independence, Americans carried within us the rarest of gifts [of] moral courage, and it came from a small but mighty Kingdom from across the sea,” the President said, paying tribute to the “noble spirit of the British.”
He referred to Charles as an “elegant” man and remembered the late Queen Elizabeth II as an “incredible woman.”
Trump did not make any direct mention of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who he has publicly rebuked several times for not actively joining the Iran war.
He did, however, reference Winston Churchill, who served as British Prime Minister throughout most of World War II.
“Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt famously met on a ship in the North Atlantic to outline a vision for the free world after World War II,” Trump recalled. “That understanding of our nation’s unique bond and role in history is the essence of our special relationship, and we hope it will always remain that way.”
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