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Thursday, Sep 27, 2012 11:44 AM UTC

Must-see morning clip: Cameron’s citizenship

David Cameron fails David Letterman's mock British citizenship test VIDEO

By Jillian Rayfield
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron talks with talk show host David Letterman on the David Letterman Show in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (AP Photo / Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron talks with talk show host David Letterman on the David Letterman Show in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (AP Photo / Stefan Rousseau/PA)

On The Late Show with David Letterman, UK Prime Minister David Cameron had some trouble answering Letterman’s “dumb American questions” about British things like “Rule Britannia” and the Magna Carta.

“That is bad, I have ended my career on your show tonight,” Cameron said.

Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email her at jrayfield@salon.com.