When It Takes a King to Praise Democracy

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When It Takes a King to Praise Democracy

May 2, 2026 at 10:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 53 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/02/when-it-takes-a-king-to-praise-democracy/

Susan Glasser: “The King’s biggest applause line was a tribute to Magna Carta, the thirteenth-century compact between an English monarch and his restive nobles, which, Charles noted, has become a pillar of American constitutional jurisprudence, with the Supreme Court citing it at least a hundred and sixty times in its history, not least to establish ‘the principle that executive power is subject to checks and balances.’”

“It was a telling sign of our dysfunctional times that members of Congress from both parties, having been increasingly iced out of decision-making by a President claiming unprecedented executive power for himself, immediately rose for a standing ovation. There were whoops and cheers and what appeared to be grins of amazement at the King’s cheek.”

“Did it matter that Donald Trump did not get the joke?”

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1. I don't think coin-operated Trump has a clue what the "Magna Carta" is and neither does our SCOTUS for that matter. ☮

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2. King Charles is undoubtedly mindful of the fate

of the last English monarch to bear his name.