CSPAN - Washington Journal Peter Knowles
Aired: 2026-04-27
Duration: 01:59


=== Royal Visit and Block Party (01:59) ===

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[00:00:52]  So our topic this morning is what needs to be done about political violence in the U.S.
[00:00:56]  We will continue that topic.
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[00:01:02]  We're just going to pause and speak to our C-SPAN Westminster correspondent because the four-day tour of the U.S. by King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, starts today.
[00:01:16]  Peter Knowles, welcome to the program.
[00:01:18]  Good morning.
[00:01:19]  Thank you.
[00:01:20]  Peter, we're just talking about, as you probably heard, political violence in the U.S. given the events of this weekend and want to just ask you first about the decision to move forward with this royal visit and reaction from the UK.
[00:01:37]  I don't think there was any surprise that the visit was going to continue.
[00:01:43]  Presidents and kings are used their entire lives to facing a threat of violence.
[00:01:51]  It comes in different forms and different places, but it would have been astonishing if the visit had been called off.