Eric Trump has claimed no one in the country "cares" about the Duke or his "pretty unpopular" wife Meghan Markle, suggesting Prince Harry might avoid deportation over his US visa if the businessman's father Donald is elected next week. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were once tremendously popular in the US, have nosedived in the country's popularity polls following the release of Harry's explosive tell-all memoir Spare in 2023. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Donald Trump's second son, 40, suggested Harry will likely remain in the country despite disclosing his use of cocaine, cannabis, magic mushrooms, and ayahuasca in his book.
The US is known for its strict anti-drug laws and often denies visas to people who have admitted to drug use, prompting scrutiny over Harry's own visa status. "Truthfully, I don't give a damn about Prince Harry, and I don't think this country does either," Eric Trump said in the interview on Wednesday. ".
..I don't give a damn if he did drugs.
It means nothing." His father Donald had suggested in an interview in March that the royal could be deported if he was found to have lied on his visa application, saying US authorities would have to "take appropriate action". Eric Trump said the renegade royal had done a "huge detriment" to the monarchy since the Sussexes stepped down as senior working royals and moved to California's celebrity enclave suburb of Montecito in 2020.
He likened Harry to a "black sheep" who has "gone off the deep end" and .