Former President Donald Trump has warned that Prince Harry would not have his support if he were to win the presidency again in 2024, condemning his “unforgivable” betrayal of Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives at the High Court to attend the fourth day of the preliminary hearing in a privacy case against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail, over alleged phone-tapping and privacy breaches in London, United Kingdom on Mar. 30, 2023. Photo by AFP
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives at the High Court to attend the fourth day of the preliminary hearing in a privacy case against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail, over alleged phone-tapping and privacy breaches in London, United Kingdom on Mar. 30, 2023. Photo by AFP
According to a report by the New York Post, Trump expressed these sentiments during the Conservative Political Action Conference held in Maryland on Saturday. Remarking Harry and his wife Meghan Markle’s decision to move to California in 2020, Trump criticized the Biden administration for its accommodating stance towards the Sussexes, stating: “I wouldn’t protect him.”
“He betrayed the Queen. That’s unforgivable. He would be on his own if it was down to me,” Trump declared.
He further criticized Biden’s policies as overly lenient towards the couple.
Trump’s remarks coincide with a legal dispute over Prince Harry’s immigration status, initiated by the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation.
Time Magazine reported that the think tank has sued the Department of Homeland Security seeking Prince Harry’s immigration records, given his residence in the U.S. since 2020 and his public admission of past illegal drug use in his memoir “Spare.” In it, he recounts his use of substances including cocaine, marijuana, and psychedelic mushrooms.
The Heritage Foundation argued in a federal court hearing on Friday, as reported by The Independent, that Harry’s admissions regarding drug use should render him ineligible for entry into the U.S. under the current legislation.
However, lawyers for the Department of Homeland Security argued against this stance in court, stating that narratives in memoirs cannot be deemed as reliable evidence or equated to sworn testimony, suggesting they could be exaggerated to “sell books.”
Prince Harry has previously mentioned, as per the Daily Mail, that he had thought about obtaining U.S. citizenship, yet it is “not a high priority” for him at the moment.
Meanwhile, recent reports have indicated that the prince might be considering a return to his duties as a working royal.