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Donald Trump condemns Prince Harry’s ‘unforgivable betrayal’ of the Queen and says ‘I wouldn’t protect him’ in swipe at Biden administration’s handling of the Duke’s US visa application

Donald Trump has attacked Prince Harry for his ‘unforgiveable betrayal’ of the late Queen as he criticised the Biden administration’s handling of the Duke’s US visa application.

The former US president criticised the way that the Biden administration is ‘protecting Harry’ in the visa battle over the Duke of Sussex’s drug use. 

‘I wouldn’t protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That’s unforgiveable. He would be on his own if it was down to me,’ Mr Trump exclusively told the Sunday Express and added: ‘I think they have been too gracious to him after what he has done.’


In his memoir ‘Spare’, Harry admitted that he had used marijuana, cocaine and magic mushrooms.

A think tank has since sought access to his visa application to see if he lied about drug taking, but the US government said the admissions that Harry took drugs are not ‘proof’ that he actually did and could have been a ploy to ‘sell books’.

The former US president Donald Trump (pictured yesterday) criticised the way that the Biden administration is 'protecting Harry' in the visa battle over the Duke of Sussex's drug use

The former US president Donald Trump (pictured yesterday) criticised the way that the Biden administration is ‘protecting Harry’ in the visa battle over the Duke of Sussex’s drug use

‘I wouldn’t protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That’s unforgiveable. He would be on his own if it was down to me,’ Mr Trump exclusively told the Sunday Express (pictured: the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry)


In his memoir 'Spare', Harry (pictured) admitted that he had used marijuana, cocaine and magic mushrooms

In his memoir ‘Spare’, Harry (pictured) admitted that he had used marijuana, cocaine and magic mushrooms

John Bardo, for the Department of Homeland Security, told the court on Friday that Harry’s book ‘Spare’ was not ‘sworn testimony or proof’ that he took drugs. He said: ‘Just saying something in a book doesn’t make it true.’

The lawyer added that people say things to ‘sell books’ as he argued Harry’s immigration records should remain private. 

It was the latest twist in a case in which the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington DC-based think tank, is suing to force the release of the Duke of Sussex’s US immigration files.


Last week, the Duke told Good Morning America: ‘American citizenship is a thought that has crossed my mind but isn’t something that’s a high priority for me right now.’

At the federal court in Washington DC lawyers for Heritage also introduced a transcript of the GMA interview on February 16, 2024 ‘in which the Duke of Sussex discusses potentially seeking United States citizenship.’

They said it added to their case seeking the release of his immigration files.

In a court filing Heritage said: ‘Widespread and continuous media coverage has surfaced the question of whether DHS properly admitted the Duke of Sussex in light of the fact that he has publicly admitted to the essential elements of a number of drug offenses.’


US District Court Judge Carl J. Nichols, sitting in Court 17 of the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse in Washington DC, is expected to make a ruling in the coming weeks.

When applying for a US visa foreigners are asked on the DHS’s DH160 visa form: ‘Are you or have you ever been a drug abuser or addict?’

They are also asked whether they have ever ‘violated any law relating to controlled substances’. If they answer ‘yes’ they can still receive a waiver.

Heritage wants to see if Harry admitted to using illegal drugs before gaining a visa. They also want to establish if he was granted a waiver and given any favorable treatment.


'I wouldn't protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That's unforgivable,' Trump, 77, told the Sunday Express. 'He would be on his own if it was down to me'

‘I wouldn’t protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That’s unforgivable,’ Trump, 77, told the Sunday Express. ‘He would be on his own if it was down to me’

The lawsuit claims that the US government should reveal the immigration form to see whether Harry declared he had taken the drugs to the Department of Homeland Security - actions he owned up to in his bestselling tome (seen here)

The lawsuit claims that the US government should reveal the immigration form to see whether Harry declared he had taken the drugs to the Department of Homeland Security – actions he owned up to in his bestselling tome (seen here) 

Prince Harry's admissions in his memoir that he took drugs are not 'proof' that he actually did and could have been a ploy to 'sell books', the US government has argued in court

Prince Harry’s admissions in his memoir that he took drugs are not ‘proof’ that he actually did and could have been a ploy to ‘sell books’, the US government has argued in court

Harry and Megan attend the Invictus Winter Games in Vancouver last week

Harry and Megan attend the Invictus Winter Games in Vancouver last week 


Donald Trump on Saturday declared Prince Harry will be 'on his own' if he wins a second term, calling the Duke's 2020 move to the US an 'unforgivable' betrayal of Queen Elizabeth II

Donald Trump on Saturday declared Prince Harry will be ‘on his own’ if he wins a second term, calling the Duke’s 2020 move to the US an ‘unforgivable’ betrayal of Queen Elizabeth II

Sources close to the Duke have previously indicated that he answered truthfully on the application.

Lawyers for the foundation argue the documents are of ‘immense public interest’.

The 39-year-old Duke admitted in ‘Spare’ that he had used marijuana, cocaine and magic mushrooms. He wrote that ‘psychedelics did me some good’ and has also described experimenting with the hallucinogenic Amazonian plant ayahuasca.


Harry described that as ‘the cleaning of the windshield, the removal of life’s filters.’

Biden officials have for months fought the case brought by Heritage, arguing that all visa applicants have a right to privacy. The foundation is seeking ‘all records within Prince Harry’s alien registration file’.

That includes ‘any applications for immigration benefits’ and ‘all records relating to any requests for waiver by Prince Harry’.

The DHS has previously stated publicly that foreign individuals coming into the country who admit to drug offences may be ‘inadmissible’.


It rejected a previous request from the Heritage Foundation in June for Harry’s records. 

In court documents the department has argued that ‘the mere acknowledgement of these records would constitute an unwarranted invasion of Prince Harry’s privacy.’

‘The records are particularly sensitive because releasing them, even in part, would reveal Prince Harry’s status in the United States, which Prince Harry has not disclosed.’

It went on: ‘Specifically, the records would reveal the types of documents that Prince Harry used to travel to the United States, his admission status, and any immigration, or non-immigration, benefits that he may have sought.


‘Courts consistently hold that a person’s visa or immigration status is private, personal information exempt from disclosure.’  

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