Trump toasts king & queen at state dinner

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]This is a great honor and we welcome their majesties King Charles III and Queen Camila of the United Kingdom to the White House. Very special place.

[00:00:13]Very, very special. And I also want to before we really begin, I want to congratulate Charles on having made a fantastic speech today at Congress. He got the Democrats to stand. I've never been able to do that.

[00:00:30]I couldn't believe it.

[00:00:33]I couldn't believe it.

[00:00:35]They liked him more than they've ever liked any Republican or Democrat, actually. So, I just want to thank you and congratulations. It's not an easy thing to do. That's a tough place. It's a true privilege to have you here for this historic state visit. Last fall, Melania and I had the pleasure of visiting their majesties at Windsor Castle, a structure that's so beautiful and so long that it never seemed to end.

[00:01:04]I looked down as a former real estate person and it just went on forever.

[00:01:11]And it was built by a gentleman named William the Conqueror in the year 1070.

[00:01:19]And I asked the king, I said, "Was he a nice man, William the Conqueror?" He said, "I tend to doubt it. I don't think so." When they call you William the Conqueror, generally speaking, you're not going to be too nice. But he must have been something because it was nothing like I've ever seen Windsor Castle. But tonight, in return, we are really doing something that's very special. preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. A big time in our country.

[00:01:51]Very big time. Do we share this unstoppable daring, this unconquerable courage? It really is. It's unconquerable.

[00:02:02]And speaking of that, where's Rory Mroy?

[00:02:04]Can stand up, Rory? Will you? Where's That was unconquerable courage.

[00:02:13]That was very good, Lori.

[00:02:17]I don't know if that helps them talk about how wonderful the speech, but I had to interrupt my speech cuz I watched that man win a tournament. That was that was a tough That was a tough one.

[00:02:28]Congratulations. Very proud of you.

[00:02:30]Ladies and gentlemen, I offer a toast to 250 years of American freedom and very importantly to a great man, his majesty King Charles III. Thank you very much.