What Trump’s presidency may imply for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle amid US visa row | EUROtoday

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As Donald Trump secures his second time period as US president, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle might have trigger for concern about their new life in Montecito.

Trump took to the stage in Florida within the early hours of this morning to handle the nation, celebrating his “unprecedented and powerful mandate” after being broadly projected to comb by way of key swing states, together with North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

His victory coincides with a precarious visa battle for the Sussexes, which can be difficult by their strained relationship with the president.

The Republican has beforehand weighed in on Prince Harry’s US visa utility, which has come underneath scrutiny after Harry admitted in his memoir Spare to utilizing cocaine, smoking marijuana, and experimenting with magic mushrooms as a young person.

Speaking at a political convention in February, Trump claimed the Biden administration had been “too gracious” to Harry since his 2020 transfer to California with Meghan

Mr Trump instructed the Express: “I wouldn’t protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That’s unforgivable. He would be on his own if it was down to me.”

Shortly after Harry admitted to the drug use, a conservative assume tank in Washington DC referred to as The Heritage Foundation questioned why he was allowed into the nation in 2020.

Harry has expressed his want to change into a US citizen however this yr, a choose dominated that his visa utility ought to stay non-public as “the public does not have a strong interest in disclosure of the duke’s immigration records.”

The query of his proper to remain within the States was spoken about by Trump’s son only one week earlier than the election.

Eric Trump additionally lashed out on the duke and duchess, claiming the one purpose Prince Harry’s US Visa is protected is as a result of “no one cares” about him.

He instructed the Daily Mail how a lot his father “loved” the late Queen Elizabeth II and the way a lot injury Harry prompted to the royal household after he and Meghan determined to depart their positions.

“Truthfully I don’t give a damn about Prince Harry and I don’t think this country does either,” he stated, suggesting Harry had “gone off the deep end and it’s sad to watch.”

Despite the arguments relating to Harry’s visa, he stated he didn’t assume it ought to be revoked.

“I don’t give a damn if he did drugs. It means nothing,” he stated.

Trump and the Sussexes have been embroiled in a long-running feud following the couple’s vocal criticism of the president.

Meghan first made her views on Trump identified shortly earlier than he grew to become US president in 2016. Speaking on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Meghan referred to as Trump “divisive” and “misogynistic”.

Trump didn’t reply to Meghan’s feedback till three years later when, forward of his UK state go to, Trump stated: “I didn’t know she was nasty”. In an interview with Piers Morgan, Trump backtracked on his remark about Meghan, saying he thought she was “very nice”.

In 2020, Trump stated the Sussexes “must pay” for his or her safety prices, after it was revealed the Sussexes had relocated from Canada to Los Angeles and in the identical yr, he stated he was “not a fan” of Meghan after she inspired Americans to vote for Biden.

Trump stated: “I’m not a fan of hers. I wish a lot of luck to Harry, he’s going to need it.”

In 2021 and 2022, Trump continued his assaults on the couple, telling Nigel Farage that he thought Harry had been “used horribly” and that his marriage “ruined his relationship with his family”.

Later, chatting with Piers Morgan in 2022, Trump stated “Harry is whipped like no person I think I’ve ever seen” and that Meghan will possible depart him “when she decides that she likes some other guy better.”