{"id":5286,"date":"2026-04-29T13:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5286"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:05:33","slug":"king-charles-hits-back-at-trump-over-world-war-two-jibe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5286","title":{"rendered":"King Charles hits back at Trump over World War Two jibe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The king made the joke during a speech at a White House state dinner.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>King Charles gave Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine during his speech at the White House state dinner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>During the speech, Charles referenced comments Trump had previously made accusing European nations of relying on the US for defence since World War Two.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In his White House speech on Tuesday, the King hit back at the president\u2019s comments with a joke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He quipped: \u201cYou recently commented, Mr. President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cDare I say that, if it wasn\u2019t for us, you\u2019d be speaking French.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The comment, which was a reference to colonial conflicts between Britain and France before US independence in 1776, drew big laughs from those in attendance, with Trump also seeing the funny side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>King Charles gave Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine during his speech at the White House state dinner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>During the speech, Charles referenced comments Trump had previously made accusing European nations of relying on the US for defence since World War Two.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In his White House speech on Tuesday, the King hit back at the president\u2019s comments with a joke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:3\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>He quipped: \u201cYou recently commented, Mr. President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cDare I say that, if it wasn\u2019t for us, you\u2019d be speaking French.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The comment, which was a reference to colonial conflicts between Britain and France before US independence in 1776, drew big laughs from those in attendance, with Trump also seeing the funny side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cI am sorry to say that we British, of course, made our own attempt at real estate redevelopment of the White House in 1814,\u201d he said, when British soldiers torched the building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:4\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#King #Charles #hits #Trump #World #War #jibe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The king made the joke during a speech at a White House state dinner. 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