US President Donald Trump appears not to be in a hurry to disappoint those who believe he is quick at people justifiably or otherwise.
Without giving a reason, he has, for instance, described Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, as terrible.
He said so as he ruled out deporting Harry from the US even as a legal battle is on concerning his immigration status.
‘I don’t want to do that. I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible,’ Trump said on Friday.
Recall Harry’s immigration status is the subject of a lawsuit in Washington DC.
Conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation had alleged that he may have concealed illegal drug use that should have denied him a US visa.
In his memoir, Spare, he detailed how he took cocaine several times as a teenager and experimented with cannabis and mushrooms.
Heritage cited his own admissions in its filing against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as it sought to have Harry’s visa records released.
Then, it was suggested that Trump’s predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, gave Harry preferential treatment when he relocated to California after ‘Megxit’—when he and Meghan bowed out of royal duties altogether.
The think tank previously tried to seek the disclosure of Harry’s visa papers via US Customs and Border Protection, which said it needed the Duke of Sussex’s permission to release them.
Meanwhile, it seems Trump has had a change of mind, having previously suggested last March that he could deport the Duke.
He told GB News, ‘We’ll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied, they’ll have to take appropriate action.’
The US Department of State says that convictions for drug offences can make visa applicants ineligible.
