April 29, 2026 11:27 AM UTC

Good News, Boebert: The Revolutionary War is Over

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• by: Colorado Pols

King Charles III became only the second British royal to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, delivering a speech that included a few subtle barbs at President Trump’s monarchical desires.

As the BBC reports:

When King Charles noted that executive power “subject to checks and balances” was a British legal tradition, enshrined in the Magna Carta, which became a bedrock principle in the US Constitution, he received another standing ovation – with a twist.

The cheers started on the Democratic side of the chamber, before spreading across the entire room.

King Charles began his speech with an acknowledgement that relations between the United States and England are not in the best place:

“With the spirit of 1776 in our minds,” he said, “we can perhaps agree that we do not always agree”.

That was all a set-up, however, for his conclusion that the two nations, when in alignment, can do great things “not just for the benefit of our peoples, but of all peoples”.

The mention of 1776 may have pleased Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Windsor), who loves to bring up that date whenever possible. Boebert infamously Tweeted a reference to 1776 on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021. A few weeks back, Boebert also brought up 1776 as her reason for not wanting to meet with “King George” (not that she was invited).

Both Boebert and the reporter asking the question somehow confused King Charles with King George, but Boebert’s weird reference to the Revolutionary War drew millions of views online.

Boebert continued her bizarre opposition on Tuesday. As The Hill newspaper reports:

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Tuesday took a shot at the British royal family for a list of “do’s and don’ts” that she said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) gave members ahead of King Charles III’s address to Congress.

Before the British monarch’s speech, when reporter Pablo Manríquez asked Boebert whether the king should meet with alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein, she said that Johnson provided lawmakers with a “list of do’s and don’ts” the night prior.

That list included, “No selfies, no touching, no hugging [and] no conversations” with Charles, Boebert added.

“It really sounds like a list of don’ts for the royal family with victims more than members of Congress,” the Colorado Republican quipped. “So, sounds like everything that his family’s already done.”

Boebert’s comments were apparently a reference to the Epstein Files, which have snared the King’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. She has been more reluctant to comment directly on the fact that President Trump appears in the Epstein Files thousands of times.

Anyway, we want to let Boebert know that the Revolutionary War is over and America won. She can move on.