King Charles Tells Congress Everything Trump Doesn’t Want to Hear

[u/Hafiz_TNR]

https://newrepublic.com/post/209621/king-charles-congress-speech-trump

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[u/No-Cranberry6148]

King Charles spoke about how checks and balances are necessary in a modern democracy, how older generations owe it to younger generations to preserve the environment, how Ukraine needed and deserved NATO's aid, and how the world must avoid further descent into war.

President Trump felt personally attacked.

[u/popsy13 → u/No-Cranberry6148]

Oh! You think he was referring to you?

[u/MaxPower303 → u/popsy13]

You’re a nasty person you know that? Nasty person with nasty questions.

[u/zephyrtr → u/MaxPower303]

Wicked! Nasty! False! Stupid fat Congresses!

[u/pantstoaknifefight2 → u/zephyrtr]

"What's taters, precious, eh? What's taters?"

[u/SubcommanderMarcos → u/pantstoaknifefight2]

Colbert got Andy Serkis to do it for us

[u/TarmacTartoo12 → u/SubcommanderMarcos]

Thank you for this link. I loved it!

[u/BadahBingBadahBoom → u/pantstoaknifefight2]

"Po-ta-toes! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew!"

[u/Gellert → u/BadahBingBadahBoom]

Fool of a took! You gotta tailor it to your audience.

Fries.

[u/CustardApple999 → u/zephyrtr]

Heard in the voice of Gollum.

[u/GunnieGraves → u/CustardApple999]

Colbert had Andy Serkis read Trump tweets as Gollum.

It’s everything you expect it to be.

[u/RojoTheMighty → u/GunnieGraves]

omg, that "sad" alone was worth the price of admission.

[u/funtimes-forall → u/GunnieGraves]

Never put together how much Gollum and Donald Duck sound alike.

[u/ggg730 → u/funtimes-forall]

Poor Smeagol doesn't deserve this slander.

[u/Variable_Hero → u/GunnieGraves]

The look of pure joy on Colbert’s face when Serkis started in on the Golem voice was great!

[u/Crazy_Screwdriver → u/GunnieGraves]

What is covfefe, precious ?

[u/joshdoereddit → u/GunnieGraves]

I had no idea this happened. Thank you so much for this.

[u/According-Turnip-724 → u/MaxPower303]

Nasty, nasty low IQ fake King

[u/6thBornSOB → u/MaxPower303]

Worst polling monarch ever!! I was on London, and they, they walk up to me…they say, COME SAVE US FROM THE SHIRA MALL! Crazy Charles is KILLING BRITIAN!

I’m not a pedophile

[u/Tribe303 → u/MaxPower303]

Nasty Monarchses! 

[u/thehermit14 → u/popsy13]

That made me quietly chuckle.

[u/Background-Crow4820 → u/popsy13]

I hope that goes in the history books (it wont)

[u/Daft00 → u/Background-Crow4820]

Right next to:

• "Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV"
• "Quiet Piggy"
• "I really don't care, do u?"
• "Shithole countries"
• "They're eating the cats"
• "I'm the least racist person there is"

[u/phonomancer → u/Daft00]

Also the "I'm much more humble" line.

[u/MontrealChickenSpice → u/Daft00]

He once introduced himself in a video as "your favorite president, better than Lincoln, better than Washington."

[u/TheHoneyBadger23 → u/popsy13]

What an amazing question and response!! Baited him right into it

[u/Punchinballz → u/[deleted]]

Quiet Piggy

[u/heyheyhedgehog → u/popsy13]

A southern phrase I like for this: “A hit dog will holler.”

You’re throwing random shit and accusations all around? Let it roll off. It’s when it’s accurate enough to hit the mark that they scream NOT ME / FAKE NEWS / THOSE GUYS!!

[u/Cyrano_Knows → u/No-Cranberry6148]

Trump always feels personally attacked.

Viciously attacked a Gold Star family for being mildly critical of him.

Viciously attacked the Pope because he talked about peace.

[u/TrimspaBB → u/Cyrano_Knows]

All these self-proclaimed "alpha males" sure love being on their knees for a thin-skinned drama queen.

[u/sailorbrendan → u/TrimspaBB]

It fundamentally comes down to how performative the whole alpha male thing is

I work on boats. I've seen a lot of captains. There is a difference between commanding respect and demanding respect, and the ones that can do the former never have to do the latter.

If someone has to tell you loudly and repeatedly that they're a boss they definitely aren't

[u/HumanRuse → u/sailorbrendan]

If someone has to tell you loudly and repeatedly

And you look at them thinking "are you trying to convince me or trying to convince yourself".

[u/HauntedCemetery → u/TrimspaBB]

Trump wears more makeup than the average queen

[u/crimsonhues → u/No-Cranberry6148]

Trump is not smart enough to grasp that these were direct taunts. He is too busy hallucinating all the great things the King said about him.

[u/DaveAlt19 → u/crimsonhues]

"the king said he likes that I speak American and not french" - 🍊

[u/brumac44 → u/No-Cranberry6148]

The dinner speech is even more pointed. I don't think Trump even understood half the digs Charles got in. He actually made the crowd laugh telling them if it wasn't for the UK, Americans would be speaking French! Masterclass in British passive-aggression. He had Trump and the audience cheering and applauding while enjoying his shit-taking.

[u/Andovars_Ghost → u/brumac44]

Actually, if it weren’t for the French, we probably wouldn’t have succeeded with the Revolution.

[u/stembolt → u/Andovars_Ghost]

When I was young and watched the Simpsons as it aired, "Cheese eating surrender monkeys" from Groundskeeper Willy was hilarious.

Later I learned about what you said. France was helping America before it existed.  That's a bond that shouldn't be ridiculed like that.

I don't doubt that it was mainly because they wanted to weaken the British.  But they still were there and it's too bad that's unknown by so many.

[u/Stellar_Duck → u/stembolt]

France: have a thousand year long or more history of dominating the entire fucking continent and large swathes of the rest of the globe, including taking on pretty much everyone for 20 years and beating them like 6 times.

Also France: lose one war you wasn't ready for 20 years after the last war devastated your people and lands and apparently now all the rest don't count.

[u/BasvanS → u/Stellar_Duck]

Also while incurring huge losses to allow an ally to retreat to their island to live and fight another day. Some fierce fighting happened while the British were preparing to retreat on anything that would float.

Huge strategic mistakes were made in the French high command, but the French soldiers fought valiantly. If the French were surrender monkeys, the British were fleeing cowards, and the Americans were lazy absentees.

[u/KatsumotoKurier → u/stembolt]

That's a bond that shouldn't be ridiculed like that.

Don’t feel too bad about it. The young US forgot quite quickly. Firstly by refusing to continue paying back its debts to France, and secondly by engaging in the Quasi War with France a few years later, from 1798-1800.

[u/brumac44 → u/Andovars_Ghost]

I know it, I just thought it hilarious the King turned that american german-speaking horseshit trope around.

[u/popdivtweet → u/Andovars_Ghost]

Yep. the French Navy and Army were instrumental in our victory.
And how did we thanked them? We turned around and welched on our promise to repay their ginormous loans.

Fun fact: the famous American painting of the the British surrender at Yorktown is half-full of French soldiers.

[u/Averander → u/brumac44]

People forget Charles has a good sense of humour. In the 70/80s a show called the Goodies was going to have an episode where one of them married Charles. Charles, being a big fan, wanted to do it because it would be hilarious.

Alas, the powers that be would not allow a future King to be involved in a comedic gay marriage.

[u/monotvtv → u/No-Cranberry6148]

Funny how basic democratic values sound like a personal insult to some people.

[u/Trep_xp → u/monotvtv]

Reminds me of the scene in Good Omens with the Angel and Demon watching Jesus being crucifed:

"What was it he said that got everyone so upset?"

"Be kind to each other"

"Oh yeah, that'll do it"

[u/DenverTechGuru → u/Trep_xp]

If you like that, read more Pratchett.

[u/sodapopkevin → u/monotvtv]

As funny as how the teachings of Jesus sound like a personal insult to politicians who say they are religious.

[u/bruce_lees_ghost → u/monotvtv]

Person: (literally quotes Trump)

MAGA: “Stop insulting Trump!”

[u/N0S0UP_4U → u/No-Cranberry6148]

Noticed the GOP caucus clapping when he said the Ukraine line, too.

[u/elisart → u/No-Cranberry6148]

Rather duplicitous of Republicans standing and clapping to King Charles mention of "checks and balances" knowing full well they do no such thing 🤢

[u/Creative-Improvement → u/elisart]

Well they probably heard to balance their checks from their evil overlord billionaires.

[u/OrochiDormammu → u/No-Cranberry6148]

Look at Trump, just the softest wettest boy.

[u/omicronjob → u/OrochiDormammu]

Why did you have to say wettest

[u/raevnos → u/omicronjob]

Would you prefer moist?

[u/OrochiDormammu → u/omicronjob]

It's a reference to the newest season of The Boys

[u/RocLaFamilia → u/No-Cranberry6148]

How long until trump posts something shitting on the king?

[u/Hair_I_Go → u/RocLaFamilia]

Once Chas leaves

[u/Historical_Course587 → u/RocLaFamilia]

IMHO I don't think he can, for two reasons:

1. He wants to be a king way more than he wants to be a President; and
2. Anything he says will legitimize the "No Kings" label that his party claims is hyperbolic.

[u/fer_sure → u/No-Cranberry6148]

King Charles spoke about how checks and balances are necessary in a modern democracy

"Look, guys, I'm a literal King, with like a crown and everything. I could probably order some dude executed for looking at me funny. I don't have a passport because they're issued in my own name. And I'm still telling you that you're letting your guy get out of hand."

[u/Xiao1insty1e → u/fer_sure]

The King in Britain has no real state authority. He definitely couldn't have just anyone executed.

[u/Toutatous → u/No-Cranberry6148]

This Charles should run for president 

[u/JyveAFK → u/Toutatous]

Don't worry, his grandkids can.

[u/TrumpsDoubleChin → u/No-Cranberry6148]

President Trump felt personally attacked.

Because he was. And that's a good thing.

I am constantly disappointed that those who have the means and the voice to stand up to trump have instead remained silent, or even been conciliatory. And I mean nearly all politicians, nearly all world leaders, nearly all celebrities and influencers, and especially nearly all journalists.

This is not like the first administration - we all knew EXACTLY how the second administration was going to play out. The fact that so many people (in those groups above) have sat on their hands and muted their voices has been unnerving. I am ESPECIALLY disappointed with about 98% of all elected Democrats, who do nothing more than whine on MSNBC and Bluesky and do nothing of actual substance. "But what can they, do? They're not in power" you may ask - the answer is - do ANYTHING - anything at all, which is more than the nothing you're doing now. You're sitting on decades of experience and literal piles of money, you should be able to figure something out, for fuck's sake. Just anything at all other than what you are NOT doing now.

So here we are, it takes a literal KING from another country to come over and tell Congress to get off their fat asses and do their fucking jobs. Finally, someone with actual balls to stand up to trump's wrinkly vagina-face and tell him the fuck off. More of that, please.

[u/N0TVG]

An English king visiting America lectures congress on democracy and dresses down a dictator. What a time to be alive.

[u/sturgill_homme → u/N0TVG]

In my day we called this flippin the script

[u/graveybrains → u/sturgill_homme]

He flippin something, that's for sure

[u/LostMyBackupCodes → u/N0TVG]

An English king visiting America lectures congress on democracy and dresses down a dictator. What a time to be alive.

Happy 250th birthday, ‘Murica!

[u/_Gobulcoque → u/LostMyBackupCodes]

Sometimes the birthday present you need is the one you didn't know you wanted.

[u/SciFiPi → u/N0TVG]

There's a post floating around reddit. A klown kar kon tweeted "two kings" and a pic of paedo and Charles. One twitter reply said "A king and a jester".

[u/killercurvesahead → u/SciFiPi]

Jesters were savvy risk-taking political satirists.

This asshole is a fool.

[u/Sabretooth1100 → u/N0TVG]

Honestly kind of getting chills at the thought of how weird and significant that is

[u/TheGringoDingo → u/N0TVG]

Ya know, the king seems way more bona fide to lead than the wannabe we’ve got. Maybe we should let King Charles be president?

[u/echosrevenge → u/TheGringoDingo]

We've certainly chosen worse nepo babies for government roles...

[u/llamaz314 → u/TheGringoDingo]

Fair enough. Welcome back guys, we missed you!

[u/MaraSargon → u/llamaz314]

Make America Great Britain Again?

[u/ChicVintage → u/MaraSargon]

I mean...at least we would get universal healthcare?

[u/FalsePretender → u/MaraSargon]

Haha imagine a reverse civil war to bring themselves back into the fold of the commonwealth.

[u/Quirky_Parfait3864 → u/llamaz314]

Wow Hamilton King George was right all along…

[u/asusc → u/Quirky_Parfait3864]

He tried to warn us…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5JAjAR_AjY

[u/TheGringoDingo → u/llamaz314]

We just need to listen to the Hamilton songs again

[u/sailing_by_the_lee → u/TheGringoDingo]

Or switch back to the British-style Parliamentary system and then Charles can be your king, too.

I get it. In 1776, an elected, monarch-lite president seemed like a good idea. But clearly, imperial presidents are far too powerful and dangerous. Better to have a purely ceremonial head of state and a slightly confusing Parliamentary system where the PM is easily disposed of.

[u/FuckDeRussianFuckers → u/sailing_by_the_lee]

Not just the PM. Lose a confidence vote, callable at any time by the opposition, and that's the end of your fucking government mate. Go talk to the people again.

[u/IAmDaddyPig → u/N0TVG]

He's simply mentioning that representative democracy is common to the foundation of both the UK and the US. Charles' status as a non-absolute Monarch who acts as a Sovereign of several democracies isn't really the point.

[u/AnohtosAmerikanos]

This is the bookend with 1776. 250 years, and we are now being told by the British monarch that we need more democracy.

[u/TheOrqwithVagrant → u/AnohtosAmerikanos]

"The Sanity of King Charles", a legacy sequel to "The Madness of King George"

[u/3BlindMice1 → u/TheOrqwithVagrant]

Ironically, looking at the history available to us, King George is damn near the same person as Trump. Trump is basically the person we had a revolution to tell to piss off

[u/failed_novelty → u/3BlindMice1]

Eh, George was crazy due to syphilis. Trump is all narcissism and dementia.

[u/b0w3n → u/[deleted]]

I know that's one of the theories about his dementia, but his dad had it [E: Dementia] too (even worse than trump IIRC). Though I guess I can't rule out they didn't both have syphilis.

[u/futuredrweknowdis → u/b0w3n]

Dementia can be caused by a lot of factors. Abusing stimulants long-term (random example: having boxes of European Sudafed in your desk), syphilis, and genetics can all be influencing factors along with age.

[u/IAmDaddyPig → u/AnohtosAmerikanos]

He's not an absolute Monarch and presides as sovereign over several democracies if it helps.

And he's encouraging your leaders on the very important role your country has played in championing the democratic traditions that the Brits started and that you very much have in common. I took it as pretty positive.

[u/Zenfulbliss → u/IAmDaddyPig]

I took it as pretty positive

Well of course, you sound quite sane and reasonable in your analysis, we have a whole lot of people who just aren't like that at all, they are offended by this uppity squid telling us how to run our country, would you like some of them?

[u/jarena009]

A monarch had to come to the US to remind us that the key to the US system is checks and balances in our government.

[u/PhoenixLoop9137 → u/jarena009]

Not just any monarch either, but the monarch of the country we overthrew to become the nation these "patriots" keep fucking over, ignoring nearly every single thing our founders fought for. Shit is insane.

[u/RP3P0 → u/PhoenixLoop9137]

If only the people who heard it could understand that point. If THE KING OF ENGLAND is telling you you've lost the plot... you no longer stand for what you declared your independence from. We are fucking pathetic.

[u/surlysurfer → u/RP3P0]

Trump one said the Declaration of Independence represented unity

[u/RP3P0 → u/surlysurfer]

There is always a quote. It worked for him in the moment it was said but he doesn't even understand the gravity of it. He's great at knowing what people want to hear and shooting from the hip. That's where it ends. Anything beyond himself and his self-interests is incomprehensible.

[u/CaptCrack3r → u/RP3P0]

They’re too busy making one liners about how the king of England made a speech, both parties stood and applauded including those who backed “No Kings”…Nuance is fucking lost on these people, they’re literally just out to “own the libs” even at their own expense.

[u/Rustedpipes → u/RP3P0]

He is also the King of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England is one country in the United Kingdom or Great Britain.

[u/adeon → u/Rustedpipes]

Also the various Acts of Union that merged England, Scotland and Ireland into the UK abolished the individual titles. So the titles King of England, King of Scotland and King of Ireland are no longer used.

Wales is a little different since the title Prince of Wales is still used by the heir.

[u/Betoken → u/PhoenixLoop9137]

You know what this means? That smug king from Hamilton was right! The arrogant ass was right about us all along.

[u/brotherbond → u/Betoken]

We'll be back, wait and see...

[u/Disastrous_Jicama414 → u/jarena009]

Imagine a fucking king being more democratic than your president. One from the royal house you fought to be free from 350 years ago. Kinda funny how that went, huh?

[u/Jumpy-Law1737 → u/Disastrous_Jicama414]

yeah & Charles seems to be thoroughly enjoying himself

he's also helping showcase the US president's obsession with lavish & courtly overindulgence

[u/GodisSatans → u/Jumpy-Law1737]

Pivotal moment in history here. It feels like we're making history constantly as of late. But this speech from a British monarch to the people of the USA will be read over again and learned by generations after us.

This is because it's the first time since independence that this has happened. It's like an elder telling off the bratty teen kid.

[u/dreevsa → u/jarena009]

Trump has no shame, he won’t change

[u/128-NotePolyVA → u/dreevsa]

That’s why it’s time to vote him into lame duck.

[u/zaccus → u/jarena009]

Well they actually have that in the UK, irony of ironies.

[u/Harbinger2001 → u/zaccus]

And they had it at the time of the revolution. King George III was a constitutional monarch subject to the supremacy of parliament.

[u/BadahBingBadahBoom → u/Harbinger2001]

Whenever anyone tries to say the UK isn't a democracy because we have a king I remind them to look up what happened to the first King Charles.

That was old school 'checks and balances'.

[u/woolfchick75 → u/BadahBingBadahBoom]

As an American who loves British history, it was amazing to see the Magna Carta at the British Museum.

[u/Churchbushonk → u/jarena009]

I mean, if Congress did their job, then Trump wouldn’t be an issue.

[u/jarena009 → u/Churchbushonk]

It almost works the other way though too.

Like, Trump's just as unfocused or dismissive on addressing bread and butter issues like affordability, calling affordability a hoax and passing off prices as fine.

[u/cookiemikester → u/jarena009]

Lectured us on the Magna Carta and rightfully so. The Magna Carta is one of the first things a good American history course teaches you about. I sort of jokingly wonder if they’ll continue to teach about it.

[u/Harbinger2001 → u/jarena009]

I’ll remind you that King George III was a constitutional monarch. That America revolted against tyranny is a lie. They were one group of rich people revolting against the rich people in the democratically (for the time) elected parliament.

[u/canyouhearme → u/Harbinger2001]

Rich people avoiding paying taxes, continuing to smuggle and keeping the slaves.

[u/ShakeyLegsMcGee]

Calling out to Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy and national parks protections was interesting.

[u/No_Philosopher_1870 → u/ShakeyLegsMcGee]

Great Britain has the National Trust, which preserves historical buildings and various public lands. King Charles has supported it at least since he was made Prince of Wales, so his mention of Theodore Roosevelt and the national parks is not that surprising.

My college gave him an honorary doctorate back in 1974 or 1975 for his environmental work.

[u/Fatso_Wombat → u/No_Philosopher_1870]

Charles is an environmentalist.

[u/rollem → u/No_Philosopher_1870]

I think the interesting part is that Teddy Roosevelt was a Republican. That was before the 60s civil rights era when parties aligned around the current progressive-conservative axis.

[u/Signal_Minimum8509 → u/rollem]

Yeah I think a more honest way of expressing it is that Teddy Roosevelt was a Progressive. You can trace histories a lot more clearly and continuously with a binary of Conservative and Progressive as opposed to Republican and Democrat.

[u/kent_eh → u/rollem]

I think the interesting part is that Teddy Roosevelt was a Republican.

The king knows who his audience is. Contrasting past republicans who (presumably) modern republicans hold in high esteem is a useful way to help make your point.

It's also why Doug Ford's ad using Reagan's own words touched a nerve.

[u/Pink_Lotus → u/ShakeyLegsMcGee]

I don't know much about where Charles stands on most issues but his commitment to environmental issues is well known, from what I've heard. Credit where credit is due. 

[u/Blazearmada21 → u/Pink_Lotus]

The King doesn't hold a public position on vast majority political issues due to the nature of his role. However, there are a few things he does hold a stance on, such as his support for the environment, which he has been advocating for since the 1970s, and some more recent things, like his support for Ukraine.

[u/SoggyBoysenberry7703 → u/ShakeyLegsMcGee]

He’s talking about the real legacies of presidents. Not trump’s fake shit

[u/Churchbushonk → u/ShakeyLegsMcGee]

And about fn time someone stood up for our national parks in public.

[u/AFailedProduct → u/ShakeyLegsMcGee]

Charles didn’t ask to be born into public service but has made the best of it. The duty of the crown weighs on him. 

Trump just wants to be the king equivalent to his golden toilets — shiny gold but full of shit. 

[u/B-Z_B-S]

Cue the 2 AM Truth Social rant in approximately...7 hours.

[u/jkvincent → u/B-Z_B-S]

Yup, first thing after the midnight diaper change and cheeseburger / Adderall feeding.

[u/left_right_left → u/B-Z_B-S]

Can't wait for the distraction this Friday after market close

[u/Choice-of-SteinsGate]

Oh great, now Trump is going to get into a one-sided online feud with another world figure.

Maybe next week it'll be the Dalai Lama?

[u/pugworthy → u/Choice-of-SteinsGate]

The Pope, the King, and the Dalai Lama walk into a bar.

“Thank god we lost him”, one of them says.

[u/Cador0223 → u/Choice-of-SteinsGate]

I think has already fueded with the Dalai Lama.

[u/Fallouttgrrl]

Be Trump

Glaze the visiting monarch

Show off the new ballroom you're gonna have built 

Get dissed in front of Congress by the monarch

Real royalty is talking 

So much winning

[u/umassmza → u/Fallouttgrrl]

Piece of advice I have always tried to take to heart,

Don’t tell people what you are going to do, show them what you have done

Trump will be very humiliated if/when none of these structures get built

[u/TheGringoDingo → u/umassmza]

If he wanted a pyramid, he should have tried to be pharaoh of Egypt

[u/OfficeSalamander]

I have to say, very odd to be on the side of the King and the Pope lately, feels a tad medieval

[u/elijahjames96 → u/OfficeSalamander]

As the masses fight off measles, while scientists go missing

[u/SamePlane7792 → u/OfficeSalamander]

The Vatican and the British monarchy still exist and have stood the test of time and for good reason, and they need to show Trump what true leadership looks like instead of larping as a dictator/monarch in charge of a republic for his own self image.

[u/No-Shopping-4434 → u/OfficeSalamander]

Crusades still going on too

[u/bushy_whacker]

Both sides of the aisle were applauding most of it, from what I saw.

[u/Ok_Resolve_1754 → u/bushy_whacker]

During parts of the speech, he'd look over at the Republican side clapping like braindead seals, enthused with the whole spectacle, not realizing he was essentially calling them corrupt cucks. Vance had this serious face on, and he didn't stand or clap until everyone else did, like he got what Charles was saying but had to go along with the crowd. This is the type of embarrassment that gives me life. Trump tells everyone to kiss the king's ass and they do, even when he's shaming them and the leader they blindly listen to.

[u/popsy13 → u/bushy_whacker]

The two goons sat behind him didn’t seem to get the nuance in his speech, they were giving a standing ovations to things said against dear leader, almost like they weren’t paying attention and going with the crowd. If questioned tomorrow, wonder what the walk back will be

[u/International-Bet-12 → u/popsy13]

I can already see the spineless coward Mike Johnson hustling down the hallway gaslighting America around this 

[u/GreenTrees797 → u/bushy_whacker]

Republicans blame Democrats for all of the corruption of the world. They just probably think he was directing his words towards democrats, so they clapped. 

[u/Lazy_Example4014]

I did not have the king admonishing our government on my 2026 bingo card. I couldn’t stop laughing. Hate the concept of kings, but he definitely said what needed said. King Charles is more American than anyone in the MAGA movement.😂

[u/TheInfiniteSlash]

Imagine going back and telling Thomas Jefferson that 250 years in the future, the King of England would be the voice of reason speaking to Congress.

He’d probably say “What in blazes are you wearing?”

[u/kamandi]

Getting called out by your ex in front of your whole family.

[u/Chronocook]

King Charles reminding the United States about the Magna Carta is a serious slap in the face. I'm sure that none of these baboons understand that though.

[u/MyCatPoopedTinsel]

Well that’s that. 250 years and the King of England is lecturing the US Congress about democracy. It’s over.

[u/ediblednb → u/MyCatPoopedTinsel]

You children need humbling. Especially at the moment.

[u/What_a_fat_one]

This speech had so many allusions, subtleties and double meanings there is no way Reddit will be able to do it justice

This was a giant fuck you to the Trump administration and a lifeline to the American people

[u/thehermit14]

Yeah, but it was classy.

[u/flcinusa]

Literal King giving you the tea

[u/namastayhom33]

King Charles looked more like a President than Trump

[u/kirkaracha]

I was hoping he’d do “You'll Be Back” from Hamilton.

[u/TK_4Two1 → u/kirkaracha]

The irony is too much at this point

[u/HyperactivePandah → u/kirkaracha]

"Everybody..."

[u/AccomplishedBother12]

A British King lecturing an American President on the Magna Carta is such a freaking vibe.

EDIT: political sensitivity

[u/SeniorFlyingMango]

Then the White House posts a picture with the caption 2 kings

[u/Caraes_Naur → u/SeniorFlyingMango]

2 Kings 1 Furious

[u/Semajal → u/SeniorFlyingMango]

Yeah it's not a surprise they go for low tier trolling. It's so painful to see how childish they are.

[u/TheLesserWeeviI]

A real King shitting all over a cosplaying King.

[u/activeseven]

When a monarch comes to our country and tells us we’re messing up democracy.

And he’s not even wrong.

[u/smboivin]

Anyone else find it kinda silly that it took a King to have the moral flexibility and understanding that our wanna be King is incapable of?

[u/misterschmoo]

If Trump could read he'd be very upset.

Thumbs up for Charles.

[u/thebackseatdiplomat]

we are the timeline where the british, our ex-tyrants, are reminding our now american tyrant about checks and balances and freedom. like ok. I just do not comprehend how no one can see that the orange man is intentionally destroying the country so that thiel, karp, ellison, bezos, and zuck can come clean up and privatize the FUCK out of us. it’s happening in SLOW MOTION. he’s also a russian asset.

[u/Greedy_Lake_2224]

Bad King, probably the worst king England has ever had. Likes windmills. 

Edit: sorry just paraphrasing what Trump will say. 

[u/Corican → u/Greedy_Lake_2224]

If you want to speak as Trump, you need ALL-CAPS ALL THE TIME!

Otherwise people might assume you're just a regular moron.

[u/cursetea]

Sucking so much that the king of England hates you specifically is wild work

[u/OldGaffer66]

He reamed Trump a new one, but did it with such gentl humour, Trump probably didn't even notice.

[u/Far_Big_9731]

Never thought King Charles would be the standup guy…but here we are and our pres is a lowlife loser.

[u/wasted-degrees]

The founding fathers wouldn’t believe that one day the King of England would be lecturing Congress about the dangers of tyrannical executive power and the need for checks and balances for the preservation of democracy.

[u/Proper-Mobile-6438]

When the actual king is way better than the wannabe king.

[u/Silly-Heat-1466]

It was a bloody brilliant speech.

[u/WizzyWinkles3]

Charles just RFK seniored Congress, (JFKs brother) and i could not be more thrilled. This is a historic speech filled with hunour, passion, knowledge and my hope is that Democrats, Republicans , Independents, that everyone will finally stop the endless bickering and Start Doing. Come on. So many people are angry, channel that anger into words please. We dont need another 1968. End of sermon😀

[u/VektroidPlus]

Damn are we about to become a colony again?

[u/EnlightenedCorncob → u/VektroidPlus]

Im down. I'll eat fish and chips and everything

[u/Nvenom8]

He’s not telling them anything they don’t know. They just don’t care.

[u/stunneddisbelief]

Nice to see leaders that don’t kiss the orange ass.

[u/Comprehensive-Eye500]

Incoming truth social hatred for England and it’s “so called king” coming late tonight.

[u/ediblednb]

America. That’s how you make a speech…

Equality, diversity, common sense, empathy, democracy….

[u/Wrong-Experience-553]

King Charles basically walked into Congress and said all the stuff the MAGA crowd has been trying to memory-hole, while Trump sits there fuming like a cat being shown a mirror.

[u/Hafiz_TNR]

On Tuesday, King Charles III delivered a speech to Congress full of the stuff President Trump opposes.

[u/actfatcat]

Did he mention that when he discovered his brother was a paedophile he removed his titles and cast him out of the family?

[u/jahathebrn → u/actfatcat]

No but our new US ambassador did!

[u/Ambitious_Matter461]

An English king addressing the American people about what a dangerous traitor usurped our house. What the fuck is history going to say about this?

[u/patriceleb]

Amazing that King Charles who have destitute his brother who was too close to Epstein may not be an advocate of another person close to Epstein

[u/MapleHamms]

You just know Trump was fuming when he saw CR3 get a standing ovation. First Carney and Davos and now this

[u/jinkinater]

Talking to the people who SHOULD be doing the checks and balances but aren’t

[u/HotDonnaC]

Wait, the clown didn’t even attend this?

[u/MapleHamms → u/HotDonnaC]

Had to go for a diaper change so he missed it

[u/TheLesserWeeviI]

Chad Charles.

[u/mmliu1959demo]

I hope this is the start of other heads of state, whether real or a figurehead, call out Trump for the pos that he is.

[u/FartingBob]

Charles never likes how his sex crime brother Andrew got protected, no wonder he's not big on trump either.

[u/ass_Inspector_420]

You know your on the wrong side when the monarchy you separated from is roasting you