Message : ce qu'il faut savoir

There were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, assorted presidential pals, no Democratic politicians and not so many British. Message s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en United Kingdom ce jeudi.

Les faits

• There were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, assorted presidential pals, no Democratic politicians and not so many British.
• Guest lists for White House state dinners have always been political rather than social documents.
• Avidly chewed over in Washington, they broadcast an administration’s priorities, favored businesses, top donors and media allies.
• They are supposed to reflect the country being honored.
• Among the more than 100 guests were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, one Fox News executive, six conservative Supreme Court justices, numerous Silicon Valley tech titans and assorted friends of the president’s.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, Guest lists for White House state dinners have always been political rather than social documents.

Sur le fond, Avidly chewed over in Washington, they broadcast an administration’s priorities, favored businesses, top donors and media allies.

Concrètement, they are supposed to reflect the country being honored.

Au-delà de ce constat, Among the more than 100 guests were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, one Fox News executive, six conservative Supreme Court justices, numerous Silicon Valley tech titans and assorted friends of the president’s.

Reste à préciser que Today was the final day of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s four-day state visit, and they spent it in Virginia.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : they greeted cheering crowds of 'Front Royalty' in the small town of Front Royal, which held an America 250 parade and block party.

Plus précisément, the royals' visit to D.C., New York and Virginia was arranged to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States declaring independence.

Ce qui se dit

“There’s no attempt to reach out to the other side,” said Gahl Hodges Burt, who was the White House social secretary for three years in the Reagan administration. “There are no clergy, there are no minority group representatives, there are no medical researchers, there are no vaccine developers.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que the royals stuck to the East Coast for their travels, having tea with the Trumps and attending a garden party at the British ambassador’s residence after their arrival in the U.S. on Monday.

À noter par ailleurs : From solemn memorials to a small town celebration to a stunning national park, King Charles and Queen Camilla had a busy day in the commonwealth.

Plus précisément, By those standards, the Trump guest list for the state dinner for King Charles III of Britain and Queen Camilla on Tuesday night was another whack at norms in an administration that likes to shatter them.

Dans la foulée, there were no British cultural figures and, for that matter, a meager number of British overall.

À ce stade, the British Embassy in Washington appears to have had limited input into the guest list.

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À retenir

• They are supposed to reflect the country being honored.
• The royals stuck to the East Coast for their travels, having tea with the Trumps and attending a garden party at the British ambassador’s residence after their arrival in the U.S. on Monday.
• They greeted cheering crowds of 'Front Royalty' in the small town of Front Royal, which held an America 250 parade and block party.
• Recherches qui explosent : “Le dangereux message” de Trump, qui menace Merz de retirer ses troupes d’Allemagne, DIRECT - Guerre au Moyen-Orient : dans un nouveau message, le guide suprême iranien défie Trump, Escroquerie : un message sur la livraison d’un colis fait perdre 52 000 € à une victime dans les Landes - Ouest, Émue aux larmes, Sophie Adenot avait un message aux Français dans le journal de Léa Salamé.