A speech from a British monarch returns to Capitol Hill as US-UK tensions simmer

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Source: AP News

King Charles III will deliver an address to Congress during his visit to Washington in late April, becoming the first British monarch to give a speech to a joint meeting of U.S. lawmakers in more than three decades.

The joint address was announced on Wednesday by congressional leaders, who said it was part of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. declaring independence from Britain. The speech also comes at a time of friction between the two nations, which have since become close allies.

President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy has called into question the U.S. commitment to European allies, and Britain has declined to support the U.S. involvement in the war in Iran.

Still, congressional leaders emphasized the close relationship between the U.S. and Britain.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/king-charles-congress-address-3dcb5fd378c5acbd1c6ed21d63a8b768

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1. He's just coming to see The Last Days of Pompeii

"Told you it wouldn't work." An old gloat.

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2. Should be interesting. How subtle will he be? Will he even admonish the US or not? Or just pablum?

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3. I Know

And I hate when they spew pablum.

[ChicagoTeamster]

4. It's Charles, not Andrew. He and his sons served. He'll probably remind Congress of the historic US/UK relationship

Trump probably thinks he'll try to bully the UK into sending ships and troops to the Hormuz. The Europeans best bet right now is to work with Pakistan and China to broker a ceasefire and bring in the UN for enforcement and to secure cleanup and rebuilding.

Israel and the Trump organization can pay for it.