Watch: Trump shares edited clip of King Charles walking away from fainting worker
Donald Trump shared an edited video on Truth Social that portrays King Charles III in an unfavorable light by omitting context from a 2020 incident. The clip suggests the King ignored a collapsing worker, while the full footage shows him remaining nearby to assist.
Why it matters
The incident illustrates the use of selective editing in political messaging and the ongoing tension between public figures and social media narratives.
Donald Trump called King Charles “the greatest king, in my book” during the monarch’s US state visit in April. Months later, the tone had shifted sharply: on Labor Day, Trump included Charles in a three-minute Truth Social montage portraying several public figures unfavourably, using an edited 2020 clip that omitted footage showing the King staying near a worker who had collapsed.The montage contrasts clips involving the other figures with footage of Trump. Captions include "the people's president" and "the side of Trump the media doesn't show you", while Christina Perri's A Thousand Years plays throughout.One scene shows Trump picking up a US Marine's cap, while another shows him giving a salute at a repatriation ceremony, while other footage features him embracing veterans, greeting law-enforcement officers and comforting relatives of fallen service members.Edited Charles clip omits aftermathThe Charles footage comes from a July 2020 visit to an Asda distribution centre in…
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