Donald Trump has spent years praising one of his most high-profile admirers abroad.
The U.S. President has previously called the longtime acquaintance “fantastic” and brave while boasting about their history.
That history made his latest move even stranger, especially since they haven’t seen each other in months.
Instead of another compliment, Trump circulated a video that cast his royal friend in a cold, uncaring light.
Ironically, the three-minute montage on Truth Social framed him as a compassionate defender of military members and police officers.
The video showed — an unusual sight — as Trump saluted service members, greeted veterans, and honored law enforcement.
The video showed the POTUS saluting service members, greeting veterans and honoring law enforcement officers — an unusual sight for someone like Trump.
Christina Perri’s romantic ballad “A Thousand Years” supplied the dramatic soundtrack.
But in true Trumpian style, he painted other leaders with far less flattering edits — including one clip that revived Obama’s infamous 2014 “latte salute.”
Another excerpt showed Joe Biden appearing to check his watch during the 2021 dignified transfer of 13 American service members killed in Afghanistan.
Emmanuel Macron also appeared in Trump’s video. He seemed to ignore a guard who collapsed from the heat at the Élysée Palace in 2023.
Then came King Charles, who faced similar humiliation. Trump’s montage featured Charles’ 2020 visit to a supermarket distribution center, where a worker collapsed while speaking to him.
The clip showed the British Royal seemingly watching a man fall in front of him before walking away — but there was one king-sized problem: the full recording told a different story.
Charles extended his arm when the worker began to sway. He appeared to try to catch the man before he struck the floor. The royal remained nearby as others rushed over. The employee recovered and later resumed his conversation with the then-prince.
However, those moments didn’t make Trump’s final cut.
When it was shared on X, many people weighed in on the fake video.
“WTAF? I thought Donald LOVED the Royal Family?” one person said. They continued, “Probably hates Charles for having stood up for Canada, and now realizes he’s Canada’s Head of State!!! We are part of the monarchy and the Commonwealth, as well as NATO, so he can’t take us over as his delusions make him think.”
Someone joked, “Are you saying this #fake news?”
“King Charles should sue Trump for defamation. After all, Trump is the one who stood around doing nothing when someone had a medical emergency behind him,” another critic wrote.
Immediately, people pulled out receipts showing Trump has no room to talk.
Many pointed to a viral photo from Nov. 6, 2025, showing chaos in the Oval Office after a guest at his weight-loss drug event collapsed near the Resolute Desk — while Trump stood behind his desk, looking away.
The White House later said the man was fine, but the photo has sparked backlash online.
“Trump can share all the fake images of King Charles he wants, but this is a real photo of him ignoring a man who has fainted,” acknowledged one individual.
Another person said it was “Weird he’d make up a pic like that seeing how he did the exact same thing.”
A third person added context, claiming “Trump is clearly still fuming over the incident in his office and how this viral image captured his disinterest. He wants anyone else, edited or AI, to be seen doing similar.”
This isn’t the first time social media has spotted signs of tension between the American and British leaders.
One royal showdown happened during Charles and Queen Camilla’s April state visit to Washington. Trump welcomed the couple with an elaborate ceremony, but one greeting soon became a silent test of strength.
Trump’s prolonged handshake is often seen as an attempt at dominance. Charles stood firm, refusing to release first.
Charles saved his verbal jabs for the next evening. At the April 28 White House state dinner, the king addressed Trump’s $400 million ballroom project, noting Britain had made its own “small attempt at real estate redevelopment of the White House in 1814” — a nod to British troops burning the residence during the War of 1812.
He also revisited a boast Trump made at Davos in January 2026, claiming Europe would be speaking German without America’s WWII role. “If it wasn’t for us, you’d be speaking French,” Charles quipped. Trump laughed.
Charles closed with a gift: the original bell from the HMS Trump, a British WWII submarine. “Should you ever need to get hold of us, well, just give us a ring!” he joked.
The moments all happened in April. Trump’s latest video, released months later, seemed to paint his supposed friend as heartless.
Months later, Trump tried to make his supposed friend look uncaring. The full footage exposed the misleading edit. Trump wanted to wear the hero’s crown, but viewers handed it back to Charles.
Trump can share all the fake images of King Charles he wants, but this is a real photo of him ignoring a man who has fainted 😂 pic.twitter.com/mr3fa12iKR
— Veritas (Eimíle) (@theroyaleditor) September 8, 2026
