In today’s Washington, even state dinners are parties for one party
What was remarkable about the state dinner for Britain’s royals was who was not invited
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Open this photo in gallery:Britain's King Charles and U.S. President Donald Trump interact during a state dinner for the King and Queen Camilla at the White House on Tuesday.Suzanne Plunkett/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountHad you hit the time-lapse feature on your smartphone and pointed its camera toward Washington over four recent days, you would have captured a revealing glimpse of the state of American politics.Over the course of just 96 hours, the result would have been a vivid look at how the greatest superpower in the history of humankind conducts its public business. The parties at the centre of this drama aren’t the Republicans and the Democrats, though they play a role in this sad portrait.
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