Rod Stewart Congratulates King Charles On Trump Remarks

Sir Rod Stewart called Donald Trump a “little ratbag” as he congratulated King Charles for subtly criticising the US president last month.

The pop legend said the monarch had put Trump “in his place” in a speech to the US Congress last month.

The king made clear his opposition to Trump’s policies in a range of areas, including on climate change and his criticism of Nato.

In the most pointed section of his address, the king took issue with the president’s repeated claims that the military alliance has never helped America.

He said: “In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when Nato invoked Article 5 for the first time, and the United Nations Security Council was united in the face of terror, we answered the call together as our people have done so for more than a century, shoulder to shoulder, through two world wars, the Cold War, Afghanistan and moments that have defined our shared security.”

Sir Rod took the opportunity to congratulate the king when the pair met at a King’s Trust celebration at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday night.

He said: “May I say, well done in the Americas. You were superb, absolutely superb, put that little ratbag in his place.”

Trump appeared completely unaware of the king’s low-key criticism.

King Charles appeared to laugh off the remark, and Sir Rod later said: “Exactly, that’s it – it went right over his head, right over his head.”

The King continued the conversation briefly, but it is unclear what he replied.

Sir Rod then turned to Queen Camilla and told her: “I was just congratulating your husband on his wonderful performance in the Americas, so great, so brave, so proud.”

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