King Charles III To Trump: If It Wasn't For Us, You'd be Speaking French!

April 30

French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to take a subtle swipe at President Donald Trump after King Charles III offered a pointed history lesson during his White House address on Tuesday night.

During King Charles III’s state visit to the U.S. this week, the monarch highlighted the deep ties between the U.K. and the U.S., using history to argue for continued unity between the allies.

“As the direct descendant of King George III, I know this is a nation that never gives up,” he said during the state dinner held in his honor, noting how British history is reflected in American place names such as the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia and Maryland.

He added, “This said, our French friends can feel equally at home with a glance at a map,” before turning to Trump’s past remarks. “Indeed, you recently commented, Mr. President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German.”

The king was referencing Trump’s earlier Davos speech—where he said, “Without us, right now you’d all be speaking German, and a little Japanese, perhaps”—Charles responded, “Dare I say that if it wasn’t for us, you’d be speaking French.”

The king was referring to the legacy of British and French colonial rule in North America, where the two powers had long competed for dominance before the United States gained independence more than two centuries ago.

Macron offered a sharp response to the suggestion that Americans would be speaking French.

“That would be chic!” he said on X.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/macron-gets-revenge-on-trump-with-king-charles-joke/

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c332ng27x1jo

April 30

oh mon dieu!

April 30

Joking about colonial history is a bit weird, tho I understand this was in response to what Trump said. That being said, I suspect he won’t even understand the point being made.