King skillfully appeals to Republicans fond of Britain and Democrats anxious about rules-based order in state visitFor his last trick, the king revealed a bell that hung from the conning tower of a Royal Navy submarine launched from a UK shipyard in 1944. Its name was HMS Trump. “And should you ev er need to get hold of us,” Charles III said, “well, just give us a ring.”The polished brass bell bearing the name “Trump”, presented at Tuesday’s state dinner at the White House, was an ego-flattering masterstroke that will have prompted groans in foreign capitals from Paris to Canberra to Tokyo. How can they ever hope to match that? Continue reading... ...read more read less