What will the King's visit really achieve with Trump?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of King Charles's state visit to the US amidst rising tensions and Trump's comments.

Trump has praised King Charles for pressing on with his US state visit in the wake of Saturday night's shooting, calling him ‘brave’. The President’s comments have thrust the King back into the diplomatic spotlight. With tensions between the UK and the US compounding, it seems that Keir Starmer has deployed the King as a literal trump card. So can the King make any difference for the ‘special relationship’? The News Agents is a Global Production. The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

People in this episode

Host: The News Agents

Topics covered

• diplomacy
• UK-US relations
• state visit
• King Charles
• Trump
• politics

Keywords

• King Charles
• Trump
• US state visit
• diplomatic relations
• Keir Starmer
• UK
• special relationship

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HSBC UK

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