Wednesday, April 29, 2026

In this episode of The Briefing, Albert Mohler reflects on the historic state visit of King Charles III to the United States, where he addressed a joint session of Congress—the second time a British monarch has done so in American history. Mohler highlights the deep historical and cultural ties between the U.S. and the UK, tracing the evolution from revolutionary conflict to a modern 'Anglosphere' alliance, underscored by shared values, a trillion-dollar economic relationship, and a unique constitutional duality in which the UK’s monarch serves as head of state while the prime minister leads government. He contrasts this with the American system, where the president is both head of state and government, and notes the symbolic power of royal visits, even as Americans reject monarchy in principle. Mohler then turns to domestic developments, including a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly threatening President Trump via a social media post of seashells spelling '86-47'—a coded message interpreted as a call to remove the 47th president. He frames this as a politically charged moment, though he acknowledges the seriousness of the threat, even if not literal. Finally, Mohler details the federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on charges of wire fraud and money laundering, accusing the group of paying informants within extremist organizations—including the KKK—while publicly labeling conservative Christian groups like Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council as 'hate groups.' He condemns the SPLC’s hypocrisy, noting its own exclusion of major religious institutions from its hate group list, and praises the Wall Street Journal for calling the organization’s actions 'disreputable.' The episode closes with a poignant story of a 91-year-old woman found alive after playing video games for hours, raising concerns about the addictive power of digital entertainment across generations.