King Charles draws cheers and applause with reference to ‘checks and balances’ on the power of the president in address to Congress

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKing Charles draws cheers and applause with reference to ‘checks and balances’ on the power of the president in address to CongressBritish monarch’s praise for American democracy comes as White House calls Trump a ‘King’ in social media postAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 28 April 2026 21:03 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966715","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/king-charles-congress-address-checks-and-balances-b2966715.html","title":"Congress erupts after King Charles references ‘checks and balances’ in address"}}CloseHuge cheers as King Charles hails importance of 'checks and balances' on executive powerSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideW...