Trump criticizes Biden for missing important ceremony.

Trump Criticizes Biden for Skipping Historic Coronation

Former President Donald Trump didn’t hold back during an exclusive interview with a British TV network, where he criticized President Joe Biden for skipping the historic coronation of the new British monarchs. Trump took issue with Biden’s decision to forgo the May 6 ceremony in London, where 100 world leaders will witness England’s first coronation in 70 years. As King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, are crowned, Trump predicted that Biden will be at his home, “sleeping.”

“He’s Not Running the Country”

“He’s not running the country. He’s now in Delaware, sleeping,” Trump said. “When you have somebody that’s going to be sleeping instead of coming to the coronation, as President of the United States…it’s a bad thing.” Trump spoke with British political commentator Nigel Farage on GBNews during a visit to Scotland, where Trump owns golf courses, including a newly opened one.

“Very Disrespectful”

If he were still serving as the U.S. president, Trump said he would attend the coronation, which would have been a first. “No sitting U.S. president has ever attended a British royal coronation,” The Associated Press reported. President Dwight Eisenhower sent a delegation when Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953. But Biden and his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, attended the Queen’s funeral in September 2022. It seems “very disrespectful” for Biden to send his wife alone to serve as the US representative to watch the coronation of the late Queen’s son and his wife, Trump said.

Showing His Age?

Although Biden is only four years older than Trump, Biden, now 80, seems to be showing his age, Trump said, suggesting that may be a reason for his absence from the big event. “Actually, I think that it’s hard for him to do it, physically,” Trump said, referring to making the long trip from the U.S. to the U.K.

Respect for Monarchs

Trump said he got to know the late queen, her son, and his wife very well during his presidency. “The Queen kept it together. This woman was amazing,” he said. He marveled at how gracious and diplomatic she was, without fail. Trump said she didn’t make mistakes and avoided controversy. Farage said Queen Elizabeth was “probably the most popular human being in the world.” Trump agreed.

Disloyal Royals

However, Trump thumped two other royal family members, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Harry will attend his father’s coronation without Meghan, the former American actress. She and her husband discontinued their royal duties in 2020 and moved to California, where they are raising two young children.