Trump reveals Queen Elizabeth refused to answer one question he pestered her about
Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, Royal Family, News, UK News, The Queen
Madison Burgess
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Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, Royal Family, News, UK News, The Queen
Donald Trump has reportedly revealed the one question the late Queen Elizabeth II would never answer - and it might surprise you.
The US President, 79, first met the British monarch, who died in September 2022, during an official visit in 2018, when they had tea at Windsor Castle.
They crossed paths a few times since, including for an official state visit in 2019, as is customary for monarchs to meet with political leaders.
Queen Elizabeth's reign spanned across 14 different US presidencies, and she met them all, both Democrat and Republican, except for Lyndon Johnson.
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And as per The New York Post, Trump discussed his experience with the late Queen of England with author Susan Page in a book that's due to be published on 14 April - The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History.
Trump reportedly recalled: "I said, ‘So could I ask you who was your favorite president?'" to which the Queen diplomatically replied with: “Why? They were all so good.”
Pushing for an answer, the US President allegedly responded: “I know, but did you like Ronald Reagan the best?"
Sticking to her guns, the monarch said: "Oh, yes, I liked him very much, but they were all good."
So, after asking her about another former President, Richard Nixon, and getting a similar response, Trump said, “So what do you mean, you liked them all?”
Queen Elizabeth is said to have responded: "I liked them all. I can’t say anything bad about any of them. They were great."
She maintained the same tactful responses when quizzed on UK Prime Ministers, specifically whether she favoured Winston Churchill.
The royal replied: "No, no, no. He was wonderful, Winston. But they were all so good. They worked so hard. They were very different, but they worked so hard. They were all so good."
Taken aback by her answers, Trump told Page, " I said to myself, ‘How genius is this?’ I couldn’t get her to say a bad thing about anybody. She was amazing, actually.
"And not for any reason other than I don’t think she wanted to create controversy. It was unnecessary."
The author added: “For Trump, she prompted a rare moment of self-reflection."
The President added, “I hate to say this because it’s very disparaging to myself. She was sort of the opposite of me. She didn’t mix it up.
"She was there for so many decades, and she literally never made a mistake, if you think about it. I mean, everyone was making mistakes around her, but she never made a mistake."
Tyla has contacted the White House for comment.