In a new interview during his state visit to the U.K., PresidentDonald Trumpinsisted that the world had misunderstood his recent description ofMeghan Markleas “nasty.”
Hehad not said Meghan was nasty herself, he claimed toPiers Morganin a sit-down set to air Wednesday morning.
Trump also insisted to Morgan, long a sympathetic conservative voice, that he had planned to bring up the matter toPrince Harrywhen the twomet on Monday at Buckingham Palace.
“We didn’t talk about it,” Trump told Morgan, adding, “I was going to because it was so falsely put out there.”
In an Oval Office interview withThe Sunnewspaper published last week, Trump was asked about Meghan’s 2016 disapproval of him while he was running against Hillary Clinton.
During an interview onThe Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, the then-Suitsactress called Trump“misogynistic” and “divisive”and also said she was thinking about moving to Canada if he won the election.
Afterward he insisted it was wrong to report that he had called Meghan “nasty,” despite the interview being recorded.
On Sunday, before heading to the U.K., Trump told reporters at the White House he had no reason to clarify what he’d said about Meghan: “I made no bad comment.”
Still, the flap had not soured him in the slightest on the royal family, he told Morgan. Trump said he congratulated Harry — whorecently welcomed son Archiewith Meghan — during their meeting.
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“I think he’s a terrific guy. The royal family is really nice,” Trump said.
Of Meghan said, he said, “She’s doing a good job, I hope she enjoys her life … I think she’s very nice.”
Trump’s state visit in the U.K. continues Wednesday with a commemoration of D-Day. After that he and First LadyMelania Trumpwill travel to Ireland and then head to France on Thursday.
The trip has included a mix of political and ceremonial engagements, including a banquet at Buckingham Palace. Meghan, who is on maternity leave, has not been in attendance.
source: people.com
