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Beneath King Charles’ jokes and decorum, a subtle rebuttal to Trump
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Britain's King Charles III (left) and US President Donald Trump during a state dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington on April 28.
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Michael D. Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
WASHINGTON – King Charles III quoted author Oscar Wilde, joking that the British have everything in common with America “except, of course, language”.
US President Donald Trump said the morning’s gloomy rain reminded him of a “beautiful British day” and noted that his mother thought young Prince Charles was “so cute”. Both men waxed poetic about the bonds between their countries.
