Donald Trump slams Prince Harry, says he ‘betrayed the Queen’

Trump’s comments coincide with the debate surrounding Prince Harry’s immigration status.

Former US President Donald Trump claimed Prince Harry “betrayed the Queen” and would be “on his own” if he wins a second term this year, The Washington Post reports independent. Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday and added, “I’m not going to protect him. He betrayed the queen. That’s inexcusable. If it were up to me, he would be alone.”

He also attacked President Joe Biden, saying he was “too kind” to the Duke of Sussex. Prince Harry moved to the United States with Meghan Markle in 2020, and the couple lives in California with his two children.

The prince recently told “Good Morning America” ​​that he had “considered” obtaining U.S. citizenship but that he had “no idea” what was holding him back. “The idea has crossed my mind, but it’s not a priority right now,” he said.

Trump’s comments coincide with new wave Debate over Prince Harry’s immigration statusPreviously, a conservative think tank in the United States claimed that the duke admitted to taking illegal drugs in his book “Standby” and was therefore unable to enter the country legally.

The 39-year-old Prince admitted to using cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in his 2023 best-selling book, but lawyers for the Department of Homeland Security said he may have fabricated the information to make his book less attractive to readers More attractive. Followers of the royal family.

For months, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been under attack from the Heritage Foundation, claiming it needed to release the documents because of revelations in the Duke of Sussex’s memoirs.according to telegraphThey argued that the Duke of Sussex’s previous drug use should bar him from entering the United States under federal law and that there was a “tremendous public interest” in disclosing his application.

However, Department of Homeland Security lawyer John Bardo said releasing the documents would be an “unwarranted invasion of Prince Harry’s privacy.” “These records are particularly sensitive because releasing them, even in part, would reveal Prince Harry’s status in the United States, which he has not disclosed. Courts have consistently held that a person’s visa or immigration status is private and personal The information is exempt from disclosure,” the lawyer argued.

It’s worth noting that any application for citizenship would require Prince Harry to renounce his title, according to USCIS regulations. U.S. immigration policy states that “any applicant holding any hereditary title or position of nobility in a foreign country must renounce that title or office.”