Eric Trump has suggested Prince Harry’s visa is safe because “no one cares” about the Duke or his “unpopular” wife Meghan.
The former president’s second son, 40, told the Daily Mail that his father Donald “loved the Queen” and lamented how Harry had caused “enormous harm” to the royal family after turning his back on the UK.
But Eric said Harry should not have to worry about being deported if Donald Trump is re-elected on November 5 even though the Duke of Sussex faces accusations that he may have lied about his drug use when applying for his US visa.
“To tell you the truth, I don’t give a damn about Prince Harry and I don’t think this country does either,” Eric said of the duke, 40, who now lives in Montecito, California.
“My father loved the Queen and I think the monarchy is an incredibly beautiful thing.”
Eric Trump speaks to the Daily Mail at his office in Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday.
Harry and Meghan at a reception in Johannesburg, South Africa, in October 2019. They would announce their decision to leave the royal family just months later.
Eric, who runs the family’s business empire, the Trump Organization, paid tribute to the late Queen for how she welcomed the Trump family.
The 45th president, former first lady Melania, Don Jr., Ivanka and her husband Jared, Eric and his wife Lara, and Tiffany Trump joined the royal family for a lavish banquet at Buckingham Palace in June 2019.
‘The late Queen was incredible. “The way he welcomed my dad with open arms was incredible,” Eric said.
Donald’s second son said his father also loved King Charles and that His Majesty had previously visited Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
‘We have known the King forever. “In fact, not long ago I was going through a photo and I found a photo of him with my dad, I’m six years old, in the lobby of Mar-a-Lago,” Eric said.
He also praised William and Kate, stating that the future king had never “made a false step”, while his wife “is incredibly well behaved and has been a great rock in the next generation of the family”.
On the other hand, Eric said that Harry disappointed his family when he left the monarchy and moved to California with his wife Meghan and son Archie in 2020.
“You look at this black sheep who doesn’t know exactly where he is, led by a wife who is pretty unpopular, both here and where you are,” Eric said.
He added that Harry seemed “to have lost control and it’s sad to see.”
However, people are “able to differentiate between the two sides,” Eric said, describing the royal family as a great symbol of Britain.
Returning to the Duke’s visa status, Eric said: “I don’t give a damn if he did drugs.” It doesn’t mean anything.
“I can tell you that our father and our entire family have enormous respect for the monarchy.”
Donald Trump sits with Queen Elizabeth at the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London on June 3, 2019.
Donald Trump’s four adult children attended the state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
Pictured: First Lady Melania Trump walks alongside Prince Charles as they enter the ballroom for the State Banquet to welcome the President of the United States.
It comes as Harry faces a new row over his secret US visa application with an American think tank demanding it be made public after he admitted taking drugs in his memoir, Spare.
The Heritage Foundation questioned why the Duke was allowed to enter the US following his reference to using cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in the book published last year.
The Washington DC conservative group filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after a Freedom of Information request was denied.
The case was initiated because visa applicants must by law declare whether they have used drugs. Failure to do so can result in deportation, and Heritage wanted the U.S. government to release the records to see what Harry said about drug use.
Last week, Heritage filed a new court filing as it attempts to reopen the case, as the Biden administration did not allow the judge to see private filings.
