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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(136,535 posts)
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:04 PM 11 hrs ago

Trump Plots Stunning Insult to King Charles on Eve of Visit

President Donald Trump is reportedly plotting a stunning insult to King Charles III on the eve of his visit to the U.S.

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Trump, 79, is a vocal fan of King Charles, 77. That makes it all the more surprising that he is reportedly weighing up reconsidering America’s position on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands—a move that would go down like a lead balloon in Britain.

Reuters has reported on a leaked Pentagon memo that suggests Trump’s administration could re-evaluate whether it believes Britain should retain the Falkland Islands, a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, where King Charles is head of state.

-snip-

The move, which the Pentagon has not ruled out, is designed as a response to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s refusal to help with Trump’s war in Iran. Earlier this month, Starmer, the head of the left-wing Labour Party, said the U.K. would not help enforce Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-plots-stunning-insult-king-160209076.html

Always the dumbass. Sounds like he's trying to kiss up to Argentina, a country notorious for defaulting on debt.

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Trump Plots Stunning Insult to King Charles on Eve of Visit (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 11 hrs ago OP
Trump's future home? OAITW r.2.0 10 hrs ago #1
The Falkland War is a fine example of NATO not taking part in a war dflprincess 10 hrs ago #2
"Or just send Andrew in his place."... That's COLD! BRRRRR!.. Love it! Norrrm 10 hrs ago #7
This message was self-deleted by its author BidenRocks 9 hrs ago #15
andrew, formerly known as prince, demeaned himself with his niyad 9 hrs ago #20
Please don't use his veteran status to forgive his association with Epstein. Norrrm 9 hrs ago #22
Andrew and flew H-3 Sea Kings in the Falkland War pfitz59 8 hrs ago #28
I apologize. BidenRocks 8 hrs ago #29
If Trump opens that topic, the Brits could question US territories of wnylib 10 hrs ago #3
"Subtle put downs? Conjuay 9 hrs ago #12
He still wouldn't get it. FoxNewsSucks 9 hrs ago #13
Wouldn't matter if Trump could figure it out. wnylib 8 hrs ago #24
I hate to think that that idiot Milei would take displacedvermoter 10 hrs ago #4
Maybe the MAGA navy could show up in support DBoon 10 hrs ago #10
Charles should just cancel... 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #5
I can't believe he's even coming here in the first place. Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #6
The Government told him to obamanut2012 9 hrs ago #18
for what reason? nt orleans 8 hrs ago #26
Realy. I wish King Charles would Stand Cha 10 hrs ago #8
I could... 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #9
NOW... 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #11
Shakespeare bmichaelh 9 hrs ago #14
here is another rustbeltvoice 8 hrs ago #25
If there is indeed a multiverse, where infinite permutations of reality exist, JoseBalow 9 hrs ago #16
Charles has done a lot in evironmental causes GenThePerservering 9 hrs ago #19
Does Argentina need more sheep? displacedvermoter 4 min ago #30
British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands NameAlreadyTaken 9 hrs ago #17
Maybe charles should announce some health crisis. .his or camilla's. niyad 9 hrs ago #21
He already has cancer, I would think that displacedvermoter 1 min ago #31
"Sounds like he's trying to kiss up to Argentina" blue-wave 8 hrs ago #23
"If you want to talk about 1980s topics, I'm ready! Ariel boatlift? Iranian hostage crisis? struggle4progress 8 hrs ago #27

dflprincess

(29,373 posts)
2. The Falkland War is a fine example of NATO not taking part in a war
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:19 PM
10 hrs ago

when a member nation has not been attacked. Charles could remind Trump of that.

Or just send Andrew in his place.

Response to Norrrm (Reply #7)

niyad

(133,325 posts)
20. andrew, formerly known as prince, demeaned himself with his
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:03 AM
9 hrs ago

associatiion with epstein, and all his other actions. Veteran he may be, but scum he certainly is.

Norrrm

(5,319 posts)
22. Please don't use his veteran status to forgive his association with Epstein.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:13 AM
9 hrs ago

His veteran status did not help his royal status.

pfitz59

(12,826 posts)
28. Andrew and flew H-3 Sea Kings in the Falkland War
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:40 AM
8 hrs ago

Harry flew the Apache in Afghanistan.

BidenRocks

(3,404 posts)
29. I apologize.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 01:07 AM
8 hrs ago

I got my royalty mixed up.
Something felt off and I couldn't fix it fast enough.
Yikes! What a fuck up.

wnylib

(26,278 posts)
3. If Trump opens that topic, the Brits could question US territories of
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:23 PM
10 hrs ago

Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands.

They could also question Trump's interest in taking over Cuba and his cruel, illegal embargo of Cuba which is costing Cuban Iives for no valid reason other than greed.

Does he really want to go there?

Charles is no mental slouch. He is also experienced at politics and the British art of subtle put downs.

Could get interesting.

Conjuay

(3,090 posts)
12. "Subtle put downs?
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:29 PM
9 hrs ago

They’ll need a road atlas in bright, day-glo colors for tRump to figure out ‘subtle’.

wnylib

(26,278 posts)
24. Wouldn't matter if Trump could figure it out.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:23 AM
8 hrs ago

People who do understand a subtle put down would enjoy it.

displacedvermoter

(4,819 posts)
4. I hate to think that that idiot Milei would take
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:28 PM
10 hrs ago

this move as an invitation by Trump to invade the Falklands again, maybe to stir up support for his own fucked up presidency, not necessarily Trump's!

I don't know if either country could afford much of a war, but can you imagine the Brits sending ships down to the Falklands, only this time to be intercepted by ships from the Shield of America, in keeping with so called Donroe Doctrine. Perhaps Kristi Noem could go out to sea with the fleet, in her role as SOA exile-in-residence?

Picture US ships firing on British ships, in support of an Argentina government leader whose most memorable moment in history may have been giving a fucking chainsaw to Musk, one sick fuck encouraging another sick fuck to devastate the US economy and social net as was done in Argentina.

Imagine anything this fucked up at any other point in your lifetime, and I would say you were a demented thinker. Now, I really do worry about the worst case repercussions every time I hear of such sleazy planning.

2naSalit

(103,527 posts)
11. NOW...
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:16 PM
10 hrs ago

According to Ben Meiselas, -45 has run away to magalaga this evening. Like maybe he isn't going to the dinner after all.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1322113525

bmichaelh

(1,224 posts)
14. Shakespeare
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:45 PM
9 hrs ago

How about King Charles respond with Shakespeare.

BTW, if Trump had read Shakespeare he would have known that words outlast monuments.

That are at least 20 to 30 quotations that apply to Trump.

There are whole books compiled of Shakespearean insults.

Here is just one.

MACBETH
[This] is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
--Shakespeare, Macbeth 5.5.25-27

rustbeltvoice

(492 posts)
25. here is another
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:28 AM
8 hrs ago

...Who knows himself a braggart,
Let him fear this; for it will come to pass
That every braggart shall be found an ass.
--Parolles

William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well
ACT IV. Scene 3. Lines 356-8.

JoseBalow

(9,624 posts)
16. If there is indeed a multiverse, where infinite permutations of reality exist,
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:47 PM
9 hrs ago

it may be theoretically possible that in one of those universes I actually give a fuck about the king of England... but I doubt it.

Also, Las Malvinas rightfully belong to Argentina.

GenThePerservering

(3,540 posts)
19. Charles has done a lot in evironmental causes
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:56 PM
9 hrs ago

and championing the countryside. I live in England part time and for instance have spent many miles on a coastal trail that he supports - it's a big asset to coastal towns to have we ramblers and hikers come through.

displacedvermoter

(4,819 posts)
30. Does Argentina need more sheep?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:11 AM
4 min ago

Don't average Argentinian folks have far greater worries than Las Malvinas? Just thinking...

displacedvermoter

(4,819 posts)
31. He already has cancer, I would think that
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:15 AM
1 min ago

would get me out of lots of events I didn't want to attend. But I am not a king.

But if were a king, lots of empty fucking heads would roll...

blue-wave

(5,409 posts)
23. "Sounds like he's trying to kiss up to Argentina"
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:17 AM
8 hrs ago

And why is no one mentioning the elephant in the room? Argentina has a notorious historical reputation due to its' admittance and acceptance of nazis before, during and after WWII. Trump screws over a tested ally like Ukraine (Ukraine sent troops to Afghanistan and Iraq and is now helping in the Iran war) in favor of a $40 billion aid package to Argentina? WHY?!!!!

Read more about the connection here:

FOUND! The Largest Nazi Cache in Argentina’s History

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/found-the-largest-nazi-cache-in-argentinas-history/

struggle4progress

(126,487 posts)
27. "If you want to talk about 1980s topics, I'm ready! Ariel boatlift? Iranian hostage crisis?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:39 AM
8 hrs ago

A big missile shield for the US? The Falklands war? I know all about it! Nobody knows more than me! Big strong men, with tears in their eyes, appear to me in my dreams, begging to talk about the 1980s! It wasn't like today! Today's stuff just puts me to sleep!"

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