King Charles' Wit Outshines Trump, Raising Democracy Debate

It's May 2, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Edinburgh News today.

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King Charles III just wrapped up a state visit to Washington, rubbing shoulders with

President Trump in a match-up of 270-something, leaders from opposite worlds.

The chirp highlighted the monarch's sharp wit and polish against the backdrop of America's

elected head, making folks rethink old debates on royalty, versus democracy.

Here this week, Charles dropped clever lines and speeches, quoting Oscar Wilde and

flipping Trump's history quips right back at him.

He pointed out Britain's role in keeping French out of America, all while chatting in German

from his recent Berlin stop smooth moves that landed.

Perfectly.

Plenty of people, even monarchy skeptics, started second-guessing their views after seeing

Charles hold court with real class.

It's shown a light on how unelective figures can bring gravitas when elections go sideways,

like we've seen stateside.

Security ramped up big time around the visit, right after that alleged assassination

attempt on Trump last Saturday.

Questions swirled about how it all went down so fast, with the suspect napped quick

in a backstory ready to go.

In the end, this trip reminded us democracy's no guarantee of dignity, while the king's

old-school style cut through the noise without breaking a sweat.