Social networks have been filled this morning with glasses of those of thug life. The protagonist of the meme, this time, is Carlos III. And rightly so, because he has given a historical overview of the president of the United States, Donald Trump. Historical of History, with capital letters, of knowledge and memory.
And the king of England joked at the mangate’s expense, during the state dinner at the White House in his honor, one of the central events of the state visit he is carrying out to the country with his wife, Queen Camilla.
During the toast, Carlos referred to Trump’s comments against his European allies, whom he accused of taking advantage of the defense since World War II, one of his many jabs in recent times at the former partners on the other side of the Atlantic.
“Recently you commented, Mr. President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would speak German. I dare say that, if it were not for us, you would speak French,” Carlos launched. The king was referring to the conflicts that the then colonial powers, France and the United Kingdom, had for control of North America before the independence of the United States. This year, in fact, marks the 250th anniversary of that independence and in that framework we must understand the visit of the monarchs.
Carlos did not stop there, but made other jokes at Trump’s expense by claiming that he could not help but notice the “realignments” in the East Wing of the White House. The New Yorker ordered it demolished to build a giant ballroom that will cost 400 million dollars and whose works are now in question by justice.
“I’m sorry to say that we, the British, of course, made our own attempt at real estate redevelopment of the White House in 1814,” he said, referring to the time when British soldiers set fire to the building. He also said the dinner was “a very considerable improvement over the Boston Tea Party,” when colonists dumped taxed shipments of British tea into the sea in 1773.
The elegance and mischief of his comments have been widely applauded on social networks, where significant irritation had already been generated after Trump’s allusions to what Europeans owe Americans.
He also liked that Carlos vindicated NATO, an organization that Trump has threatened to abandon after not intervening in the Middle East. “NATO is committed to mutual defense,” he stated, recalling that the organization activated Article 5 for the first time after the attacks of September 11, 2001. To help the United States, go. Even a son of the king, Harry, fought in Afghanistan in that support mission.
Queen Camilla, King Charles, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania on April 27, 2026 in Washington, at the White House.
Clash between partners
During the economic summit in Davos (Switzerland) last January, Trump had said that without his country’s support, in Europe “they would speak German and some Japanese.” It referred to the hypothetical power that the German Nazis and their allies had achieved.
Although it was an important historical slap in the face, the king’s comment reflected a cordial tone, an ironic wink, an acceptable reproach, while he and Trump strengthened ties around the “special relationship” between London and Washington, despite the recent tensions due to the war in Iran: the Republican understands that the European partners have failed him by not going to war with him or, at least, having helped him in the Strait of Hormuz, partially blocked by Tehran.
The United Kingdom, in fact, has been one of the most targeted countries and in emails from the Trump Administration, revealed by Reuters, there is talk of reviewing the US position on the British claim to the Falkland Islands, as a way to protest this loneliness (global, by the way).
Congratulations from the president
Trump, an avid fan of the British monarchy who even revealed that his mother was “in love” with young Charles back in the day, took the comments well and reserved most of his humor for national objectives. “I want to congratulate Carlos on his fantastic speech today in Congress,” Trump said. “He made the Democrats stand up: I have never achieved that,” he ironized.
Carlos gave the president the bell of the British submarine HMS Trump, used in 1944 during World War II.
“Let it be a testament to the shared history and bright future of our nations,” the king said to applause, and as part of his strategy to soften the relationship between the two countries amid Trump’s clashes with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
