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Donald Trump confirms his upcoming second state visit to the U.K. on the invitation of King Charles, taking great pride in the significance of the moment. Last month, the British monarch extended an invitation to the US president to grace the UK for a second state visit, giving him the freedom to choose which of the royal castles to be hosted. In the note, handed to Trump personally by the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the monarch stressed the significance of the visit if honored, noting it would make Trump the first-ever president to have two state visits to the UK, strategically throwing iin the word “unprecedented.”
Ultimately, Trump accepted the invitation on behalf of himself and his wife, Melania Trump, describing the UK as a fantastic country. He reiterated this rare praise on Thursday, while speaking to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC. In his address, the president told reporters about his UK invitation from the King and the country, which he described as a “great country.” Donald Trump went on to stress the fact that he was about to make history with the unprecedented second state visit, quipping,
“They’re going to do a second, as you know, a second fest… that’s what it is: a fest, and it’s beautiful, and it’s the first time it’s ever happened to one person. And the reason is we have two separate terms, and it’s an honour… I’m a friend of Charles, I have great respect for King Charles and the family. William, we have really just a great respect for the family.”
Donald Trump Hints At September State Visit to UK
The US president then disclosed the proposed date for this iconic visit as September 2025. Donald Trump’s comment to reporters, seemingly boasting about his upcoming historic State visit on King Charles’ invitation, comes amid speculations that the UK monarch’s letter was a well-thought-out diplomatic strategy to stroke the politician’s ego. Several netizens have taken time out to scrutinize every word of the note since Trump made it public back in February, coming to similar conclusions that it had but one purpose: To make Trump feel special. Shedding more light on the “flattery” strategy, one Reddit user noted,
“It’s a predictable British strategy to roll out the pomp and circumstance and make Trump feel he has special treatment. Ironically, the British may be the key to future US relationships with Europe.”
Another agreed,
“Yep, Starmer appears to have played him like a fiddle, by emphasizing how ‘unprecedented’ it is to have two state visits as president.”
A third analyzed,
“Well, we had to give him something shiny. I love how the approach of Europe is ‘how can we manipulate Trump’. It will be exhausting for them long term lol. They’ll need to plan a rota of nightly conversations.”
A fourth wrote,
“This is being done on purpose. This is definitely an attempt at manipulation via soft power to try and stop trump from being an absolute fucking moron who will throw his allies into the water with the people of the US. Trump likes traditional stuff? He likes shiny things? He likes old money? Throw the embodiment of all of them at him and see how it goes.”
Trump Deep in Royal Politics
In the letter in question, King Charles pointed out that Donald Trump’s second visit would enable them to discuss common interests. He also emphasized the pivotal roles the UK and the US had to play in upholding their shared values, especially in global matters like the ongoing Ukraine war. Charles explained that the unprecedented State visit, if honored, would give them a chance to make history, a line Keir hammered on while speaking to Trump in the White House, after handing him the letter.
Notably, Donald Trump paid his first state visit to the UK back in 2019, during his first run as the 45th POTUS, during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. The POTUS, joined by his wife, spent three days on the trip, hosted by the late queen, and got to fraternize with other senior royals, including the then-Prince Charles, Prince William, and their respective spouses. Since then, Trump never hesitates to buttress his “close relationship” with the British royals, portraying them as “friends.” He doubled down on it again while speaking to reporters at the White House this week. If the speculations about the royals “diplomatically flattering” the POTUS to manipulate him into doing their bidding were anything to go by, it appears he bit the bait, hook, line, and sinker.
