King Charles had guests at anofficial state dinnerat the White House roaring with laughter through a succession of jokes and good-natured jibes aimed at his hosts. However, one cheeky remark which left the room in stitches appeared to leavePresident Trumpcompletely baffled.
The King and Queenare currently in the USA on anofficial state visitcommemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence. An official state dinner took place at the White House yesterday evening, where both the King andPresidentTrump delivered toasts, just hours after Charles gave a historic address to Congress.The Kinghad dinner guests howling with laughter when he quipped the occasion was a "very considerable improvement on the Boston Tea Party."
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But another joke seems to have left the President puzzled while attendees laughed. In a clip circulated on social media the King says: "You recently commented, Mr President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German. Dare I say that if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French."
The room bursts into raucous laughter, while Mr Trump looks around at the audience with a polite yet bewildered smile. Numerous people on social media suggested the President failed to grasp the joke, a reference to the French and Indian War of the 18th century.
Part of the Seven Years' War, which spanned from 1756 to 1763, the conflict saw British forces battle French colonists for dominance over portions of North America and Canada. It eventually ended with the 1763 Treaty of Paris, in which France relinquished its territorial claims in Canada and sections of North America to Britain and Spain. This established Britain as the pre-eminent colonial power until the American Revolutionary War a decade later,reports the Mirror.
People on X, formerly Twitter, were in stitches over the joke, and Mr Trump's response to it. One said: "The look of embarrassed bewilderment says that he has no idea what the King is referring to."
Another wrote: "The best part is that Trump doesn't have the brain to understand what the King said." And someone else said: "That awkward smile, yeah he definitely didn't catch that one."
A lot of jokes from King Charles tonight.“You recently commented, Mr. President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German. Dare I say that if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French”pic.twitter.com/9EyxNMLxCR
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
