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The room erupted in laughter, and Trump, ever the victim of his own narcissism, could only offer an awkward, forced smile. He is so consumed by his desire for the prestige of a monarch that he doesn’t realize he is the punchline of the King’s jokes.
When it was Trump’s turn to speak, the intellectual gap became an abyss. While Charles was eloquent and historical, Trump was, as usual, rambling and self-referential. He actually tried to compliment William the Conqueror by asking if he was a “nice man.”
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