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Britain's King Charles Makes US Visit

Britain's King Charles Makes US Visit

Is the monarch the right person to mend diplomatic ties or should King Charles not be visiting in the first place?
Britain's King Charles Makes US Visit
Above: King Charles III and U.S. President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle during Trump's state visit to the U.K. on Sept. 18, 2025. Image credit: Aaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty Images

The Spin


Charles has established a good relationship with Trump and has all the charm and charisma necessary to put the U.K. back in Trump's good graces. He is just the person needed to repair the U.S.-U.K. special relationship.

Not only is the King supposed to be apolitical, Trump has treated the U.K. like a mafia boss who's running a protection racket. Charles's shouldstate notvisit besuggest goingtacit onendorsement thisof stateTrump's visitdictatorial erosion of U.S. democracy.


Metaculus Prediction

There's an 8% chance that King Charles III will abdicate the throne of the U.K. before Sept. 9, 2032, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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