As King Charles addressed Congress on how executive power is “subject to checks and balances,” the White House’s official X account posted a photo of the British monarch with President Donald Trump captioned: “TWO KINGS.”
King Charles III emphasized the importance of the U.S.-U.K. alliance as well as NATO in his historic address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday afternoon, during his four-day state visit.
As the royal did so, the White House posted an image on X of Charles and Trump earlier in the day, sharing a jovial moment on stage in the White House grounds. It was captioned: “TWO KINGS” and completed with a crown emoji.
Lawmakers on Tuesday gave King Charles a standing ovation as he spoke about the U.S. being built on the idea of checks and balances — especially as it pertains to the executive branch — based on the Magna Carta.
“Our Declaration of Rights of 1689 was not only the foundation of our constitutional Monarchy, but also provided the source of so many of the principles reiterated – often verbatim – in the American Bill of Rights of 1791,” he said.
“And those roots go even further back in our history: the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society has calculated that Magna Carta is cited in at least 160 Supreme Court cases since 1789, not least as the foundation of the principle that executive power is subject to checks and balances.”
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