Ammon News - A viral TikTok video has social media buzzing about President Trump‘s behavior during his September 17 state visit to the UK. The clip shows Trump walking ahead of King Charles while inspecting the Royal Guard at Windsor Castle, sparking outrage from viewers who called it a disrespectful “power move.”
“He did that with Queen Elizabeth during his first visit. It’s not a power move. He doesn’t know how to act,” one commenter wrote.
The footage quickly went viral, with hundreds of people criticizing Trump for what they saw as another breach of royal etiquette. Social media users compared it to his previous interactions with Queen Elizabeth, calling him “a disgrace” and saying “Trump thinks HE is the king.”
Here’s the plot twist that social media missed: Trump didn’t break protocol at all. According to royal sources, visiting heads of state are supposed to walk ahead of the monarch during Guard of Honor inspections.
A royal source told Newsweek that “it is protocol for the visiting head of state to always go first.” Video footage from other angles even shows King Charles beckoning Trump to take the lead position during the ceremony. This is standard procedure for all visiting world leaders.