Trump shares video edited to show King ignoring fainting man Cameron HendersonTue, September 8, 2026 at 9:20 AM UTC 0 Mr Trump is an enthusiastic supporter of the Royal family, and it is unclear if he is aware of the video’s implication Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok Credit: Youtube/The Royal Family and Truth Social/Donald J. Trump Donald Trump has posted an edited video on social media appearing to show King Charles ignoring a fainting man. In the reworked clip, an Asda worker collapsed in front of the monarch before he put his hand in his pocket and appeared to walk away.
Trump shares video edited to show King ignoring fainting man
Cameron HendersonTue, September 8, 2026 at 9:20 AM UTC
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Mr Trump is an enthusiastic supporter of the Royal family, and it is unclear if he is aware of the video’s implication - Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok
Credit: Youtube/The Royal Family and Truth Social/Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump has posted an edited video on social media appearing to show King Charles ignoring a fainting man.
In the reworked clip, an Asda worker collapsed in front of the monarch before he put his hand in his pocket and appeared to walk away.
However, the actual video, taken in 2020, shows that the King did in fact attempt to stop the supermarket employee from falling and only stepped away when it was clear the man was receiving medical attention.
The US president shared the clip on his Truth Social platform as part of a montage of world leaders seeming to ignore people in distress or being disrespectful.
In contrast, Mr Trump is depicted as “the people’s president”, greeting troops and police officers, honouring the war dead, hugging elderly veterans and being a doting husband.
It is not clear that the president, who considers himself a good friend of the King, was aware of the video’s implication.
The three-minute social media clip, published during the Labour Day public holiday in the US, claimed to depict “the side of Trump the media doesn’t show you”.
The segment that included the King was from more than six years ago when he was the then Prince of Wales, along with the Duchess of Cornwall, visiting an Asda distribution centre in Bristol.
A staff member is seen chatting to the future King before his legs gave way and he fell backwards to the ground.
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The shortened clip used by Mr Trump shows the royal appearing to throw up his hands in helplessness, before swiftly turning to walk away from the collapsed man, seemingly unmoved.
However, the full footage showed Charles putting out his arm to try and catch the supermarket worker.
Visibly concerned, he then remained close by as the man received medical attention.
He only moved away after his security detail reassured him the individual was all right.
The man quickly recovered and was later able to carry on his conversation with Charles.
Mr Trump is an enthusiastic supporter of the Royal family and the only US president to have had two official state visits. His fascination with the Royals is thought to be rooted in his respect for Elizabeth II, whom he met twice.
Last week, he said he had had a “good relationship” with the King while criticising the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for being “terribly disrespectful” towards the Royal family.
During the King’s US visit in April, he described the King as a “brave” and “fantastic” man.
Other figures portrayed in a negative way in the social media video were Emmanuel Macron, the French president, who is shown indifferently walking past a ceremonial guard who had collapsed at the Élysée Palace.
The video also gave an uncomplimentary portrayal of Joe Biden and Barack Obama, both former Democrat presidents.
Mr Biden is shown apparently checking his watch during a sombre ceremony, while Mr Obama is seen giving his so-called “latte salute” to his marine guards as he stepped off the presidential helicopter with a paper cup in hand.
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