‘I Love King Charles’: Trump Says He’ll Accept King’s Offer To Join British Commonwealth,  But Is the Offer for Real? 

President Trump says the idea of America joining the 56-member association ‘sounds good.’

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Britain's then-Prince Charles, right, poses for a photo with President Trump and first lady Melania, during a reception at Clarence House in London, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2019. Leaders from across the 29-member trans-Atlantic alliance are gathered in London to mark its 70th anniversary of NATO. Chris Jackson/Pool via AP

President Trump is apparently a fan of the idea of America becoming part of a vestige of the British Empire, the same empire that Americans successfully rebelled against in the 18th century. 

The Daily Mail reported that King Charles is preparing a “secret offer” to make America an “associate member” of the Commonwealth, which is a loose trading alliance made up mostly of former British colonies. Many Commonwealth countries maintain ceremonial ties to Great Britain, including having a “Governor-General” and putting the British monarch’s visage on their currency.

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