President Trump Lashes Out at Duchess Meghan Days Before U.K. State Visit
June 1, 2019 – 10:58 AM – 0 Comments
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President Trump hasn't even arrived in the U.K. yet for his state visit, and already he has ruffled feathers by lashing out at the beloved Duchess of Sussex.
The president said Duchess Meghan is "nasty" after comments she made when he was a presidential candidate in 2016 came to light.
Meghan was critical of Donald Trump's conduct during his 2016 campaign, describing him as "divisive" and "misogynistic."
In an interview with British tabloid The Sun ahead of arriving in the UK on June 3, the president said he had been unaware of the former American actor's description of him until now.
He said, "I didn't know that. What can I say?
"I didn't know that she was nasty."
But he then went on to backpedal somewhat, saying that Meghan would make "a very good American princess."
Before the 2016 election, Meghan backed Hillary Clinton for president saying, "You're not just voting for a woman if it's Hillary… Yes you're voting because she's a woman, but certainly Trump has made it easy to see that you don't really want that kind of world that he's painting."
During his visit to the U.K. President Trump will be a guest of honor at a state banquet hosted at Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II.
We can expect to see Duchess Kate swishing around in a diamond tiara, but Meghan will not attend the glittering event—nor will she meet with the president at all during his visit.
This is not only to avoid potential awkwardness, but because she is on maternity leave after giving birth to her son Archie Harrison on May 6.
Prince Harry however will meet the president for lunch.
President Trump's wife Melania and four of his children (Ivanka, Tiffany, Eric and Donald Jr.) will accompany him to the U.K. Massive protests are expected to greet the president's arrival and a huge security operation is underway.