US President Donald Trump has shared an edited video on social media that appears to depict King Charles shrugging off a man who fainted during a royal visit. The clip, posted on Trump’s Truth Social account, forms part of a wider montage that presents other leaders as behaving disrespectfully while highlighting Trump’s own actions. Alongside references to world leaders, it includes scenes of Trump honouring fallen US troops, hugging veterans and shaking hands with law-enforcement officers. Edited Royal FootageThe portion featuring Charles was taken from a longer recording from 2020, when he was Prince of Wales and visited an Asda supermarket distribution centre in Bristol during the Covid pandemic in July 2020. In the edited video Trump shared, Charles appears to walk away after the man collapses. However, the full footage shows Charles reaching out as the man fell and staying close while he received medical attention. Trump’s version cuts out the part in which the King remains by the worker. Buckingham Palace said it was not something it would comment on. The White House did not respond to a request for comment. Labour Day MontageTrump posted the three-minute video on the US Labor Day holiday. It opens with footage of French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace, with a guardsman appearing to collapse behind him. The Truth Social montage also shows former President Joe Biden apparently checking his watch during a military repatriation ceremony. It includes footage of former President Barack Obama stepping off the Marine One helicopter and saluting US marines while holding a paper cup. The sequence then moves through further clips of Trump, including him picking up a US marine’s cap, saluting at a repatriation ceremony and comforting the families of fallen soldiers. During some of the segments, on-screen captions appear, including phrases such as “the side of Trump the media doesn’t show you” and “the people’s president”. Music from Christina Perri’s A Thousand Years plays throughout the video. Trump Cites Friendship With CharlesThe video adds to Trump’s repeated public comments about his relationship with Charles. Trump has said he has a “great relationship” with the King and described him as “the greatest king in my book” following the King and Queen’s state visit to the United States in April. AQMez1jKGTIfkevKPMOqcabYglI2MbkcW4CDkR-ml4___XR8ytpA63gYvISm-DZrYbFLdW-aUmgrRdYLcAYGJDAUgWapvp9NmAoRlZKrIA.mp4 Join the discussion? 9 September 2026
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