In late April 2026, King Charles III made an official state visit to the United States. Over the course of the British monarch's trip, he addressed Congress and visited U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. During the king's trip, Snopes readers reached out to us asking for confirmation that the White House shared a photograph of the two leaders with the caption "TWO KINGS" on its official social media accounts.
Snopes readers sent us the following screenshot:
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Some social media posts about the caption claimed the White House was "trolling" Trump critics, particularly those behind anti-Trump "No Kings" protests that took place in March.
The photograph and caption are authentic and were published by official White House social media accounts on April 28. As such, we rate this claim as true.
We found evidence of the posts on the White House's X and Instagram accounts.
A White House spokesperson told us over email that the choice of words was "clearly a joke" and the "king" title was "a slang term of praise," but did not say whether the caption was meant as a reference the "No Kings" protests.
Trump had recently rejected critics' use of the title. In an April 26 interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes" after an attempted attack at the White House Correspondent's dinner, he said, "I'm not a king, if I was a king, I wouldn't be dealing with you."
According to reliable news reports, the suspect in that attack, Cole Tomas Allen, attended a "No Kings" protest in California. Trump blamed the "No Kings" rallies on influencing Allen. In the interview with CBS News, he said, "One of the things this guy said in his manifesto which you didn't read, you should have, is that he attended a 'No Kings' rally along with not too many people. And probably it had an impact."
Snopes has covered rumors surrounding alleged "investors" in the "No Kings" protests.