The reports about King Charles‘ relationship with US President Donald Trump have felt like something out of a novel. First, they’re friends, then they’re not, then there’s a feud, then Trump goes to the UK for a second state visit, so it’s all well. It’s hard to keep up with what is allegedly going on in the relationship at any given time. The two have always seemed cordial in public, but that hasn’t stopped the reports, which seemed to kick up a notch after the President’s new state visit.
immediately, however, some reports seem to indicate the relationship is just fine, particularly considering what happened with the Eisenhower sword. According to the BBC and CBS News, the director of the Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library has stepped down after a clash with the Trump administration over gifting a sword in its collection to King Charles.
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Todd Arrington, the head of the library in Kansas, resigned his position after refusing to remove an original sword from the library’s collection so it could be given to King Charles during Trump’s visit to the UK last month. The King was given a replica, Buckingham Palace said at the time. The Queen, meanwhile, was given a Tiffany & Co. vintage 18-carat gold, diamond, and ruby flower brooch.
In an interview with CBS News, Arrington said he was told to “resign or be fired.” He also said, “Apparently, they believed I could no longer be trusted with confidential information,” though he did not give more information about this matter.
The idea behind the present was to emphasize the importance of the US-UK relationship after World War II. However, Arrington said he couldn’t hand over an artifact that was accepted as a donation, according to sources. He reportedly offered to help find a different gift, but was rebuffed.
All of this comes after recent reports that Trump was left quite upset after the state banquet in the UK. RadarOnline reported that Trump was upset about the amount of alcohol at the banquet, seeing as he doesn’t drink. According to one insider, “He felt like the message was deliberate. Every course came with another drink, and while everyone else toasted and laughed, he sat with his glass untouched. To him, it looked like they were mocking the fact he doesn’t drink – and that left him raging.”
However, President Trump had nothing but good things to say about King Charles and the entire royal family afterwards. He said King Charles was “wonderful” and described the Royal Family as “great hosts.” The President was also seen smiling with the Princess of Wales during the banquet. So, perhaps the relationship is not actually doing all that badly.
We’re back to where we were at the beginning. Conflicting reports. But one thing we know for sure is: the Eisenhower sword is still in the Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library and has not been gifted to King Charles, in case anyone’s keeping track of that.
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