Simon Marks on the ‘not-so-special relationship’

Joseph Draper met Simon Marks in Washington DC to discuss King Charles' state visit to the US, hosted by Donald Trump. The King has hailed the "irreplaceable and unbreakable" bond between the UK and US in a landmark speech before both houses of Congress. Delivering perhaps the most important speech of his nascent reign, Charles III spoke from the dais in the chamber of the House of Representatives. Addressing 435 congressmen and congresswomen, as well as 100 senators, the monarch became only the second reigning English sovereign to address a joint session. The King and Queen received a ceremonial welcome and were met by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump earlier in the day. The House speaker, Mike Johnson, has called the House to order by banging the gavel before Vice President JD Vance, presiding officer of the Senate, entered the chamber. Security had been tightened even further on Capitol Hill ahead of the royal visit. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #simonmarks #trump #Charles #statevisit #maga #politics #debate #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup