{"id":2595998,"date":"2026-04-28T08:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-says-king-charless-speech-to-congress-will-be-a-unifying-event\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:02:54","slug":"mike-johnson-says-king-charless-speech-to-congress-will-be-a-unifying-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-says-king-charless-speech-to-congress-will-be-a-unifying-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson says King Charles&#8217;s speech to Congress will be a &#8216;unifying event&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-johnson-says-king-charless-speech-to-congress-will-be-a-unifying-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595998&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mike Johnson saeid King Charles III will receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-wormuth-as-first-female-army-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Wormuth as First Female Army Secretary\">warm reception<\/a> when he addresses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigans-matt-sealy-explains-how-president-trump-has-several-paths-to-victorynever-count-donald-trump-out-video\/\" title=\"Michigan\u2019s Matt Sealy Explains How President ... Has SEVERAL Paths To Victory\u2026...Never count Donald ... out!...[VIDEO]\">joint session<\/a> of Congress, arguing the event can rise above current disputes and help unify lawmakers. he called the timing \u201cprovidential,\u201d emphasizing the celebration of shared heritage and the special U.S.-UK relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson acknowledged that transatlantic relations are tense-especially due to the war in Iran and President Trump\u2019s criticism of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, including threats tied to the Falkland Islands-but insisted the King\u2019s visit should remain focused on independence and history, not politics.<\/p>\n<p>The King and Queen arrived Monday for a four-day visit: they began with tea at the White House, followed by a garden party at the British ambassador\u2019s residence. On Tuesday they are scheduled to appear on capitol Hill around 1:30 p.m., followed by a state banquet, then travel to New York on Wednesday and to Virginia on Thursday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><strong>Exclusive \u2013<\/strong> Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\">Mike Johnson<\/a> told <em>Washington Secrets<\/em> that King Charles III will get a \u201cwarm welcome\u201d when he delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4544549\/charles-goes-to-washington-king-visits-trump-with-special-relationship-at-a-low\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4544549\/charles-goes-to-washington-king-visits-trump-with-special-relationship-at-a-low\/\">Transatlantic relations have been strained<\/a> by the war in Iran and President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> attacks on the British prime minister.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4544055\/dc-emerges-under-tables-keep-partying-whcd-assassination\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DC emerges from under tables to keep partying despite WHCD assassination attempt<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4541721\/white-house-report-card-trump-role-model\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House report card: Poll says Trump is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-poll-says-trump-is-the-worst-recent-presidential-role-model-for-children-with-one-exception\/\" title=\"... report card: Poll says ... is the worst recent presidential role model for children \u2026 with one exception\">worst recent presidential role model<\/a> for children \u2026 with one exception<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4540179\/michael-whatley-silence-sex-offender\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The Whatley files: North Carolina Democrats highlight Republican\u2019s silence on sex offender<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>But Johnson said the day would rise above current troubles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s very much looking forward to this event,\u201d Johnson said during an interview on the steps of the British ambassador\u2019s residence at a garden party to welcome the King and Queen to Washington.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain\u2019s King Charles III and British Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner, right, attend a garden party at the British Embassy, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s historic. We feel the weight of that. I believe the timing of this is providential,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI think it\u2019ll be a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >good unifying event<\/a> for Congress, and marks our independence and emphasizes this special relationship we have with the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The British monarch is making a State Visit at the invitation of Trump to mark the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"20120\">250th anniversary<\/a> of U.S. independence.<\/p>\n<p>It could not come at a more awkward time. Trump has railed against Sir Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, for failing to back his attacks on Iran. His administration has even floated the idea of withdrawing its support for British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands as punishment.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson said this was not a time for politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is about independence and the celebration of this common heritage in history that we have together,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it transcends the current events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The King is due to be on the Hill from about 1:30 p.m. onwards, followed by the state banquet in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>He and Queen Camilla landed in Washington on Monday for a four-day visit.<\/p>\n<p>It began with tea at the White House, followed by a garden party for about 600 guests at the British ambassador\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday they travel to New York. Thursday, their final day, will be spent in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><em>You are reading <\/em>a bonus edition of Washington Secrets<em>, a guide to power and politics in D.C. and beyond. 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