Article snippet: LONDON — President Trump said he doesn’t think Meghan Markle is ‘‘nasty’’ — just that the American-born Duchess of Sussex was ‘‘nasty about’’ him. Attempting to clean up a diplomatic spat during his UK state visit, Trump told Good Morning Britain’s Piers Morgan said he meant no royal insult. “The question was asked to me, and I didn’t know she said anything bad about me, sounds like she did — and that’s OK. Hey, join the crowd,” he said. “But it seems like she had. And they said some of the things that she said, and it’s actually on tape. And I said, well, I didn’t know she was nasty. I wasn’t referring to her, she’s nasty, I said she was nasty about me, and essentially I didn’t know she was nasty about me. So I said, but you know what, she’s doing a good job, I hope she enjoys her life.” When Morgan asked what he thinks about her, Trump said, “I think she’s very nice,” before adding, “Honestly, I don’t know her.” ‘‘She was nasty to me. And that’s okay for her to be nasty, it’s not good for me to be nasty to her and I wasn’t,’’ he said. “I think she’s doing very well.” Trump lashed out at Markle in an interview with The Sun tabloid before his visit, when presented with her criticism of his 2016 campaign. Trump says the controversy did not come up when he spoke with Markle’s husband, Prince Harry, whom he says ‘‘couldn’t have been nicer.’’ Trump said he was going to bring up the comments about Meghan, “because it was so falsely put out there,” but ultimately didn... Link to the full article to read more
Trump tries to explain his remark calling Meghan Markle ‘nasty’ - The Boston Globe
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