https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-commonwealth-offer-us-member-b2719470.htmlAlso in The Financial Times https://archive.md/Co54H and Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-suggests-us-could-join-british-commonwealth-2048679Nearly 250 years after America declared independence from Great Britain, President Donald Trump suggested he was open to taking a small step back towards the warm embrace of the British monarchy after a media outlet reported that King Charles III intends to extend an offer for the United States to join the Commonwealth of Nations.The King is reportedly preparing to extend the offer of “associate membership” in the voluntary association of 56 nations, most of which have history as former British colonies. Trump, it seems, is open to the idea.Writing on his Truth Social platform while sharing an article referencing the unprecedented offer, Trump said: “I Love King Charles. Sounds good to me!”First reported by the Daily Mail, the offer from Charles III would be formally extended during the planned state visit by Trump to the U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivered a hand-written invitation from the King to the U.S. leader during a visit to the White House last month.A member of the Royal Commonwealth Society told the Mail that the possibility of America making entry into the Commonwealth is “being discussed at the highest levels” as “a wonderful move that would symbolize Britain's close relationship with the U.S.”“Donald Trump loves Britain and has great respect for the Royal Family, so we believe he would see the benefits of this. Associate membership could, hopefully, be followed by full membership, making the Commonwealth even more important as a global organization,” the person added.
Having America joining the Commonwealth, even as an associate member, could be a way for Charles to smooth over tensions between Washington, London and Ottawa that have erupted over Trump’s frequently-stated desire to make Canada — a Commonwealth founding member and one of the 15 nations that still counts the King as head of state — the 51st American state rather than the fully independent nation it has been since the 1982 Canadian constitution removed the country’s vestigial legal dependence on the British parliament.Trump’s rhetoric towards America’s northern neighbor, which which it shares the world’s largest unguarded land border, has inflamed passions among Canadians who’ve taken umbrage at what has amounted to an unprovoked trade war waged by American leaders.The president has imposed tariffs on many Canadian imports and threatened to raise the import taxes — which are ultimately paid by American consumers — even higher, while claiming that the U.S. trade deficit with Canada amounts to an unfair subsidy of Ottawa by Washington.If membership is offered and accepted, no longer would America send an ambassador to the Court of St James as it has done since John Adams presented his credentials to King George III in June 1785. Washington’s emissary to Ottawa would no longer be an ambassador, either, and neither would the top diplomats sent by the U.K. or Canada to the U.S. That’s because Commonwealth nations appoint “high commissioners” to represent each other’s interests in their respective capitals. The 56-member bloc has roots in the post-Second World War era when the U.K. began divesting itself of its massive colonial empire. And Canada, the subject of current tensions with the U.S., was the first member.Most, but not all, of the current Commonwealth members are former British dominions or colonies.The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Independent.
>>1394385God dammit, the royal family was playing the long game this whole time!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Emoluments_Clause
>>1394390Yeah you people throw that around a lot but as normal that has nothing to do with this
>>1394391How about this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titles_of_Nobility_Amendment
Republicans are as in denial about Trump's senility as dems were about Biden. Normal people retire at 65 because they are considered too feeble and stupid to work effectively anymore, but we give the most important job in the country to drooling geriatrics.
>>1394392Nobody is being granted or even discussed being granted a title of nobility you retarded schizo. Got any more fake shit you want to air out?
>>1394392all Congress has to do is approve Trump accepting the title. It isn't a blanket prohibition.
>>1394393Lol! Let me know when trump falls over once on camera. Or twice. Or three times. Or five Lmao
>>1394393You have no credibility to accuse anybody, mister Joseph R. sign everything in ((autopen)) and literally shit myself on camera three times Biden.
>>1394432>>1394396>call Trump senile>cultists seetheLike clockwork
>>1394394Who is the Head of the British Commonwealth?
>>1394434The guy is fucking out of it. You look at a speech Trump gave in 2016 vs now and he just seems so slow and dimwitted, like he isn't really sure what he's talking about anymore. Maybe he never did but he could play pretend back then.
>>1394396>Biden slipping on stares is comparable to Trump literally sitting around listening to music in the middle of a rally for 30 minutes in silence
>>1394440Whether it's true or not, the cultists have this illogical automatic kneejerk reflex which makes them respond with "muh joe biden" any time you point out Trump's senility, as though Biden being senile makes Trump less so. It's almost cliche at this point.
>they actually think Trump is senileread The Art of the Deal. maybe for once you'll actually be able to comprehend Trump's 5D chess tactics, then maybe the left will stop losing so hard.
>>1394444You keep getting told Trump didn't actually write The Art of the Deal but you keep bringing it up anyway.
>>1394434It's because they know you're right. Trump's the single oldest president we've ever had, and they can't handle all the jabs at Biden's age catching up to them.
>>1394385knowing trump he's going to usurp the monarchy and name himself king donald the first.
I look forward to seeing British monarchs on American paper money. tRump will never be there. Unless he creates a $100,000 bill and puts his image on it. Large denominations like this makes it easier for him to squirrel away his brides
>>1394444I fucked up and read Biden's book The Art of the Senile.It's pretty good abstract art though.
Trump's getting played. He'll join because he's an idiot and then Charles will remove him from power.
Last guy who tried to sell out America to the British went down as the most notorious traitor in American history.
>>1394483This counts as comedy to chuds.
>>1394440The dude knows more names and people than I do. I think he’s doing pretty well for a geezer. Everyone I’ve known at that age is way way way less sharp. I think they give presidential drugs but it doesn’t matter. You voted for a senile puppet that got ousted from their own party by a woman- LOL
so, like, does joining this do anything for us in the US? doesnt look i can immigrate there or whatever with it so im not sure what id be supposed to do with it
