King Charles Roasts Donald Trump Over 'You'd Be Speaking German' Jibe At Europe

King Charles has roasted Donald Trump after he claimed that people in Europe would “all be speaking German” if it wasn’t for America’s help in World War 2.

The US president drew an angry response when he made his comment at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland in January.

But speaking at a state dinner in the White House on Tuesday night, the monarch hit back at Trump.

He pointed out examples of how the Royal Family’s history is reflected in American maps, including in the names of the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia and Maryland.

“This said, our French friends can feel equally at home with a glance at a map,” the king said. “Indeed, 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.”

King Charles also poked fun at the US’s lunar ambitions, telling Trump: “Now, I know you have big plans for the moon, Mr President, but I’ve actually checked the papers and I rather suspect it is already part of the Commonwealth, I’m afraid.”

In a speech to the US Congress earlier in the evening, the king had subtly criticised Trump’s approach to issues such as climate change and the future of Nato, which the president has frequently criticised for not supporting America in the Iran war.

The king said: “In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when Nato invoked Article 5 for the first time, and the United Nations Security Council was united in the face of terror, we answered the call together as our people have done so for more than a century, shoulder to shoulder, through two world wars, the Cold War, Afghanistan and moments that have defined our shared security.”

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