A George Washington impersonator attended King Charles III‘s address to Congress on Tuesday evening, watching from above in the gallery of the House chamber as the British monarch spoke.
As Charles hailed the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, the tribute to the first president of the U.S. and commander of the Continental Army stood as a candid reminder of the origins of that relationship and the independence of the U.S.
The man dressed as Washington in the gallery was Texas pastor Mark Collins, a constituent and friend of Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX). Collins has played a Washington reenactor for several years, including impersonating the former president in National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, at historical sites such as Colonial Williamsburg and Mount Vernon, and even in social media videos from the Department of Agriculture.
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