King leveraged history to win Trump’s favor

Published April 29, 2026 8:58am ET



King Charles III’s state visit was carried out with impeccable diplomacy.

Predictably, both the king and President Donald Trump invoked the illustrious past binding Britain and America. Much of what was said was not only appropriate but true.

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