'You'd be speaking French': King Charles pokes fun at Trump during state dinner
"Dare I say that, if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French," Charles quipped. Issued on: 29/04/2026 - 07:34Modified: 29/04/2026 - 11:36 2 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading.
- ▪"Dare I say that, if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French," Charles quipped.
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5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 2 centre.
- ▪ King Charles US visit live: Monarch jokes Trump would be ‘speaking French if it wasn’t for us’ at state dinner — The Independent
- ▪ ‘You'd be speaking French’: King Charles roasts Trump at state dinner — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ UK King Charles roasts Trump with colonial quip: ‘you’d be speaking French’ — South China Morning Post
- ▪ 'You’d be speaking French if it wasn't for us': King Charles’ humorous retort to Trump — Watch — Times of India — Top
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Advertising Home Americas 'You'd be speaking French': King Charles pokes fun at Trump during state dinner Americas Britain's King Charles III used his speech at a state dinner at the White House on Tuesday to poke fun at US President Donald Trump who, in January, told European leaders that without US aid in World War II they would be speaking German. "Dare I say that, if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French," Charles quipped. Issued on: 29/04/2026 - 07:34Modified: 29/04/2026 - 11:36 2 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading.
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