US President Donald Trump believes that British King Charles III's upcoming state visit to the United States could 'absolutely' help rebuild strained ties between the two countries.
Charles is set to arrive in the US on Monday for a four-day trip, despite transatlantic tensions over the Iran war and scandals linked to the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump told the BBC that Charles' visit could help repair the relationship between the US and UK, saying: 'Absolutely. He's fantastic. He's a fantastic man. Absolutely the answer is yes.'
Charles will be making his first state visit to the US as a monarch, at the request of the UK government and Trump.
However, Trump has harshly criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not joining the US-Israeli war on Iran, launched on February 28.
Trump also commented on the military response of US allies, including Britain, saying 'they should have been there', while adding: 'I didn't need them, obviously.'
