ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: United States President Donald Trump mentioned on Sunday (Nov 2) that he felt “badly” for the UK’s royal household after King Charles III revoked his brother Andrew’s title of prince over his scandalous ties to late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“I really feel very badly. I imply, it is a horrible factor that is occurred to the household,” Trump mentioned when requested by an AFP reporter aboard Air Pressure One in regards to the latest saga.
“That is been a tragic scenario, and it is too dangerous. I imply, I really feel badly for the household.”
Trump, 79, has confronted his personal political woes in latest months over his personal alleged relationship with Epstein, the New York financier who died in jail in 2019.
Trump’s feedback got here because the British authorities mentioned it might transfer to strip the former prince, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, of his honorary title of vice-admiral, his final remaining army rank.
The US president has steadily expressed admiration for Britain’s royal household, most lately when Charles hosted him for a lavish state go to in September.
Trump acquired a full state dinner at Windsor Fort, army parades and a flyover in the course of the go to.
However the so-called Epstein recordsdata have been the focus of an argument engulfing the second presidency of Trump, who was a long-time pal of Epstein.
In July, the Trump administration introduced that it had found no new proof justifying the discharge of further paperwork or the opening of a brand new investigation into the matter.
Epstein died whereas awaiting trial for alleged intercourse trafficking of underage women recruited to offer him with sexual massages.
