Former President Donald Trump paid his respects to Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, mere minutes after Buckingham Palace announced her death at age 96.
“Melania and I are extremely saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” he wrote on his TruthSocial platform.
Together with our family and fellow Americans, we extend our deepest condolences to the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom during this time of profound loss and grief.
“Queen Elizabeth’s magnificent and historic reign provided a tremendous legacy of peace and prosperity for the United Kingdom,”
Trump saw the Queen twice as president, first for tea at Windsor Castle in 2018 and again for a full state visit in 2019.
He concluded, “May God bless the Queen, and may she reign forever in our hearts.”
Queen Elizabeth II welcomed President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania for a state visit in 2019. It was Trump’s second visit as president to the UK.
In 2019, President Donald Trump praised Queen Elizabeth II as a “wonderful, great woman” during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace.