King Charles Subtly Let His Opinion of Trump Be Known After Their Relationship Took a Dramatic Turn
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King Charles has made a clear stance against President Donald Trump. The Monarch gave a speech in Canada’s parliament about the nation staying “strong and free” amid threats from the US President of making the northern country a 51st state.
This was the first time King Charles opened up Canada’s Parliament in his reign. In his speech, he addressed the country’s sovereignty. “We must face reality: since the Second World War, our world has never been more dangerous and unstable. Canada is facing challenges that, in our lifetimes, are unprecedented,” Charles said in French, one of Canada’s national languages.
He never addressed Trump’s name in his delivery, but addressed the fact that “many Canadians are feeling anxious and worried about the drastically changing world around them.” The Monarch affirmed Canada’s sovereignty, saying the “True North is indeed strong and free.”
Charles also mentioned when his mother Queen Elizabeth opened up Parliament in 1957 amid the backdrop of the Cold War and fresh out of World War II, he noted that, “freedom and democracy were under threat. Today, Canada faces another critical moment.”
Newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney invited King Charles after rebuking Trump’s threats of making the country a US state. According to the Associated Press, the King does not write his speeches in Parliament, and instead he reads what was put before him by Canada’s government. He can also make some remarks of his own. King Charles serves as a nonpartisan head of state.
Shortly after the speech, Trump posted on social media: “It will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State. They are considering the offer!”
Recently, King Charles wrote a letter to President Trump with the intent of another state dinner. After it was shared by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump shared the contents of the letter: “Quite apart from this presenting an opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest, it would also offer a valuable chance to plan a historic second state visit to the United Kingdom. As you will know, this is unprecedented by a US president. That is why I would find it helpful for us to be able to discuss, together, a range of options for location and programme content.”
Trump previously expressed a desire to go to the UK for his second state visit. “They’re going to do a second, as you know, a second fest,” Trump said, adding, “That’s what it is: a fest, and it’s beautiful, and it’s the first time it’s ever happened to one person.”
