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[–] tal@lemmy.today 19 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Technically, I don't think that being in the Commonwealth as it exists in 2025 would actually change much. It's a pretty loose organization these days. More than a third of the world's population is in it.

Being in the Commonwealth realms, which are the Commonwealth members that have King Charles as head of state, would, I suspect, be unconstitutional.

EDIT: All that being said, I think that it's reasonably safe to put this in the "distraction" category of Trump statements, rather than the "serious proposal" category.

[–] Jamablaya@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Man I think it's been 20 years since anyone gave a shit about the Commonwealth Games. I wonder if real young people are even aware they were once a thing...might even still be.