President Trump urged the United States and the United Kingdom to continue their shared values of liberty during a speech at King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s welcoming ceremony.
“Today we look back on 250 years. Let us remember what has made our countries the two most exceptional nations the world has ever known. And together, let us go forward with even stronger resolve to carry on our sacred devotion to liberty and to the traditions of excellence that have been our shared gift of all mankind,” Trump said.
“Beneath those beautiful flags, eight decades ago, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt famously met on a ship in the North Atlantic to outline a vision for the free world after World War Two,” he continued. “That understanding of our nation’s unique bond and role in history is the essence of our special relationship, and we hope it will always remain that way.”
President Trump also drew attention to the irony of the king speaking in honor of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary, stating, “The direct descendant of King George III will speak to the direct successor of the very body that gathered in Independence Hall on July 4th, 1776. “If John Adams and George Washington, or the King’s fifth great grandfather, could see that sight, they might be absolutely shocked. But probably only for a moment.”
“Surely they would be delighted that the wounds of war healed into the most cherished friendship. Think of that. Very, very long ago difficult war. And yet those wounds did indeed heal into the most cherished of friendships. Most cherished,” Trump described, adding, “And nobody fought better together than us. If they could see us today, our ancestors would surely be filled with awe and pride that the Anglo-American revolution and human freedom was never, ever extinguished, but carried forward across centuries, across oceans and across history, until it became a fire that lit the entire world.”
