Boebert Slams Royals, Epstein Scandal Shadows King's US Visit

0:00On April 29th, rep Lauren Bobert fired shots at the British Royal family this Tuesday before King Charles III's speech to Congress. She called out House Speaker Mike Johnson for handing out a list of rules to lawmakers, no selfies, no touching, no hugging, no chitchat with a... King. Bobert said it sounded more like guidelines for dealing with the royal's own victims than for members of Congress. This all ties back to the long shadow of Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died in custody in 2019. King Charles's brother, Prince Andrew, faced heavy heat over his Epstein links, denying any wrongdoing, but getting stripped of royal duties and titles. Things escalated when he got arrested in February 2026 on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Lawmakers like Rep Rocana push for Charles to meet Epstein victims during the visit, and some of those women showed up on Capitol Hill that day, demanding accountability. The scandal stole some spotlight from the King's first U.S. trip as monarch, even as the

1:03palace tried to keep him clear of it. Charles gave a 30-minute address to a joint session of Congress, only the second British monarch, to do so, after Queen Elizabeth II, in 1991. He stressed the unbreakable U.S. U.K. alliance amid world chaos, getting bipartisan claps despite the buzz. The Epstein drama keeps echoing through politics, highlighting tensions around the royals past as they pushed his strength and ties for America's two, 150th Independence anniversary. That's the story for today, U.S. News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.