President Donald Trump has ruled out deporting Prince Harry, the self-styled British Royal, from the United States, despite ongoing litigation questioning the Duke of Sussex’s immigration status, the New York Post reported.
In a recent interview with The New York Post, Trump remarked that while the royal’s immigration status has sparked controversy, he has no intention of intervening, stating, “I do not want to do that. I will leave him alone. He’s has enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”
This statement marks a significant reversal from Trump’s earlier position, in which he suggested that Prince Harry would receive no protection from his administration if he won the presidency.
Prince Harry has been embroiled in a long-running legal battle regarding his visa application as his immigration status is the subject of litigation in Washington DC, with the Heritage Foundation alleging that he may have concealed past illegal drug use that should have disqualified him from obtaining a US visa. Trump also took aim at the previous Joe Biden administration for not addressing concerns over Harry’s immigration status, stating that officials had been “too gracious” to the Duke given his admissions.
Trump also took the opportunity to praise Harry’s estranged older brother William, with whom he met privately in Paris in December during the reopening ceremony of Notre-Dame Cathedral. “I think William is a great young man,” Trump said, as stated by The New York Post.
This is not the first time Trump has publicly commented on Harry and his liberal American wife Meghan Markle . Earlier, the Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan have voiced disapproval of Trump over the years, including one outburst in which the Duchess called the president “divisive” and “misogynistic”. Trump in turn has described Harry as “whipped” by Markle. “I think poor Harry is being led around by the nose.”
