President Donald Trump said he has no intention of deporting Prince Harry in order not to compound his issues, claiming the Duke of Sussex already had enough “problems” from his “terrible” wife, Meghan Markle.
Harry’s immigration status has been challenged by the Heritage Foundation, which alleged that the duke hid his records of drug use from the U.S. authorities, which ought to render him ineligible to secure an American visa.
Quizzed about his stance on the matter, Mr Trump said deportation was not in the cards for the British prince, saying he had bigger fish to fry.
“I don’t want to do that,” the U.S. leader told The New York Post. “I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”
The Duchess of Sussex had in 2016 derided Mr Trump as “misogynistic” and “divisive” during an interview session on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.
“You don’t really want that kind of world,” she cautioned her fans against voting for Mr Trump.
Mr Trump implied that “poor Harry” was not his own man and that he “is being led around by the nose.”
Under the same breath, the U.S. leader had glowing words for Prince William, the heir apparent to the British monarchy.
Mr Trump had a private meeting with the Duke of Cambridge in Paris last December at the Notre Dame Cathedral reopening event.
“I think William is a great young man,” he said.
