# What’s at stake as King Charles visits Trump Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-excerpt-742145/what-s-at-stake-as-king-charles-visits-trump Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-excerpt-742145/what-s-at-stake-as-king-charles-visits-trump.md Podcast: [The Excerpt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-excerpt-742145) Published: 2026-04-22T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/004201ed-51e0-4287-ac27-69f6d8d5dca7.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/004201ed-51e0-4287-ac27-69f6d8d5dca7.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-excerpt-742145/episodes/what-s-at-stake-as-king-charles-visits-trump Duration seconds: 621 ## Resource King Charles III is heading to Washington for his first visit as monarch — and the timing is anything but simple. The king will address Congress and attend a state dinner with President Donald Trump. But the visit comes amid rising global tensions, including divisions over Iran and uncertainty about the future of NATO. It also unfolds against the backdrop of renewed scrutiny over Prince Andrew’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein. So what can the monarch actually accomplish in a moment like this? USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page joins The Excerpt to break down the stakes.  Let us know what you think of this episode by sending an email to  podcasts@usatoday.com .  Episode transcript  available here .  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-excerpt-742145/episodes/what-s-at-stake-as-king-charles-visits-trump/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-excerpt-742145/what-s-at-stake-as-king-charles-visits-trump.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.