Donald Trump Praises King Charles Over State Visit Despite Shooting

Donald Trump has described King Charles as “brave” after it was confirmed his state visit to the US will still go ahead despite the latest alleged assassination attempt on the president’s life.

Buckingham Palace said the four-day trip, which begins on Monday, will “proceed as planned”.

Sir Christopher Turner, the UK’s ambassador to Washington, confirmed the visit would “proceed as planned”.

He said: “The real point is that our respective security teams have been in close touch for weeks.

“And any operational changes we have to make, we can make them as we go, and we are all very confident that all appropriate security measures are in place.”

Trump praised the King as “brave” and said nobody else could represent the UK as well as he could.

“He’s a great guy, and we look forward to it. He’s really a fantastic person and a tremendous representative, and he’s brave,” the president added.

“We’re gonna have a great time. And he represents his nation like nobody else can do it.”

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was thrown into chaos on Saturday night after a gunman was apprehended as he appeared to be making his way towards the room where Trump and other senior US government officials were.

The suspect, who was said to have been carrying a shotgun and handgun, has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California.

Trump later described the man was “a lone wolf whack job” at a hastily-arranged press conference.

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