A White House press briefing on Tuesday turned into a crash course in political logic when Vice President JD Vance argued that Democrats could not genuinely oppose monarchy because they applauded a visiting British king's address to Congress three weeks earlier.
Vance made the claim while filling in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt at the 19 May 2026 briefing, targeting the 'No Kings' protest movement that has drawn tens of millions of Americans to the streets since June 2025.
