Trump Backs Proposal for US to Become ‘Associate Member’ of British Commonwealth
President Donald Trump seems interested in King Charles III’s rumored “secret offer” to designate the United States as an “associate member” of the British Commonwealth.
It is unclear what associate membership in the Commonwealth would entail. The White House did not provide further details when reached by The Epoch Times for comment. The publication has also contacted the British Embassy in the United States for more information.
The Commonwealth consists of 56 members, including Canada, New Zealand, Australia, India, and Mozambique.
Notably, Trump has clashed with Canada, insisting that it should become part of the United States as a state. Canada has firmly stated that it has no interest in joining the United States, which declared independence from Great Britain in 1776.
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“It’s a great honor because it’s never happened before,” the president stated on Feb. 27 during an Oval Office meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, referring to the possibility of being the first sitting U.S. president to make two state visits to the UK.
A White House official previously informed The Epoch Times that the timing of Trump’s visit to the UK and the topics to be discussed have not yet been decided.
Trump’s previous visit to the UK as president was in 2019, during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, when Charles was the Prince of Wales.
“Visits by American Presidents always remind us of the close and longstanding friendship between the United Kingdom and the United States, and I am so glad that we have another opportunity to demonstrate the immense importance that both our countries attach to our relationship,” the queen said during Trump’s visit.
Starmer, during the Oval Office meeting, mentioned that the royal family is going all out for Trump’s visit.
“I think the last state visit was a tremendous success,” the prime minister commented. “The king wants to make this even better than that.”
Travis Gillmore contributed to this report.
