EXCLUSIVE: The Real Reason Donald Trump Performed Screeching U-Turn Over His 'NATO Troops Cowardice Blast' — & How It's All to Do With the Royal Family
What followed was a rare example of diplomacy working quietly – and fast.
Donald Trump abruptly reversed course on remarks that appeared to accuse British troops of cowardice – a screeching U-turn that sources say followed discreet but firm intervention linked to the British royal family.
The president, 79, had sparked outrage after claiming British forces “stayed a little back, a little off the front lines” during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.
The comments drew major fury in the U.K. given 457 British service personnel were killed in the conflict.
Within days, Trump then publicly praised British soldiers as “among the greatest of all warriors” – a dramatic shift officials say came after concerns were quietly relayed to him following outreach connected to King Charles, 77.
The monarch’s unease over the remarks was conveyed through established diplomatic channels, according to officials familiar with the exchanges.