Charles Meets Trump Amid UK-US Tensions

0:00On April 25, King Charles is set to hit Washington next week for a private tea in state dinner with President Trump, right as U.K. U.S. ties hit a 70-year low. Tensions spike from America's war in Iran and Trump's sharp jabs at Prime Minister Kier Starmer, calling him no Winston Churchill and mocking British, carriers as toys. This four-day trip, the biggest spotlight of Charles' reign so far, marks the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence from Britain. The 77-year-old King plans to stress the deep bonds between the nations that outlast any beefs, leaning on his soft power while Trump. At 79, eyes a royal distraction from his 30 percent approval slump. Folks are split on this match-up of protocol King vs. chaos agent. U.S. Congressman Brendan Boyle calls it a tightrope for Charles, dodging politics amid Trump's Prime Minister bashing. Pro-democracy crews like Save America play in protests everywhere he goes, slamming it as legitimizing extremism, even drawing wild Hitler parallels from old royal history.

1:04Meanwhile, there's pushback on Epstein ties, too, with calls for Charles to meet survivors and families before his Congress speech Tuesday. Some brits pushback hard, noting U.S. inaction on those files amid their own scandals, like Peter Mandelson's arrest shaking Starmer's crew. After DC, Charles and Camilla head to New York for 9-11 first responders and families, in Virginia for a block party on the Declaration of Independence. Trump told the BBC, it will absolutely mend fences, praising Charles as fantastic and brave, could be the soft power play that resets the special, relationship for good.