The state visit under a shadow of political violence
4/28/202634 min
As the King arrives in the United States for a major state visit, events are overshadowed by the court appearance of a man accused of trying to assassinate President Trump.
We explain what emerged in court, how it has reshaped the mood in the capital, and why the White House is now publicly calling for political rhetoric to be dialled down.
James Matthews and Mark Stone look at how security arrangements around the royal visit have shifted and how diplomacy, politics and protection collide when violence intrudes.
Plus, we ask are there legitimate legal reasons why the King isn’t meeting Epstein survivors?
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First 90 secondsAnn McElvoy0:01
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James Matthews· Host0:05
Mark, you've been down at the White House for the royal visit. How's that going?
Mark Stone· Host0:14
It seems to be going very well, uh, James. Uh, I was there on the South Lawn, uh, watching as the, uh, King and the Queen, uh, their, their BMW, German car, interesting, uh, rolled up.
James Matthews· Host0:26
Or not.
Mark Stone· Host0:26
[laughs] [laughs] And there was the President and the First Lady waiting at the South Portico. There were kisses, there were handshakes, and I have to say, I thought the president looked very excited indeed.
James Matthews· Host0:38
Yeah, the Americans like the royals, don't they? But not enough to, well, A, put up the proper flag. Is that right?
Mark Stone· Host0:45
Yeah. That was-- [laughs] There, there've been a few slightly, uh, a few hiccups, shall we say, that, uh, we couldn't help but notice. First, uh, was that the flags have been put up on various streets around the White House. There's the Stars and Stripes. There's the, I think it's the flag, flag of, uh, Washington, D.C. But then the Union flag, clearly, uh, the, the memo went out, we need the Union flag to be put up, and somebody put up the Australian flag. [laughs] Not great. Not great. Uh, it was quickly taken down. The White House blamed the, uh, DC municipality, uh, who blamed someone else. Anyway, uh, it was short-lived, but not short enough, uh, for someone to snap a photo.
James Matthews· Host1:25
Yeah, I couldn't help noticing that on the, the road outside the White House, they'd