President Donald Trump insisted that he has never remarked or called Meghan Markle "nasty." There were audio interviews of Trump saying the fact, but the United States president said those were fake news.
In a post on Twitter, Trump denied he made such comments against the Duchess of Sussex. He also said he doubts that the media will apologize to him for reporting these.
On Saturday, Trump was with British reporters as he's about to embark on a trip to the U.K. on Monday, June 3. He was asked if he's disappointed that he wouldn't meet the American royal since she's still on maternity leave.
The reporters also asked Trump for his comments about the duchess' statements during the 2016 campaign, where she said that Trump was not a nice person and that she would likely consider moving to Canada if he won. Trump told reporters that it was the first time he has heard of what Markle said.
"What can I say? No, I didn't know that she was nasty," the president said, as per CNN.
According to Politico, an official from the White House also said that the president did not call the duchess "nasty." Rather, Trump was responding to the reporters who told him of the criticisms from Markle, yet he also said some encouraging messages for the duchess.
"I am sure she will go excellently (as a royal)," Trump said. "She will be very good."
Meanwhile, reports revealed that Markle would likely have her second public outing after giving birth. She is expected to be at the royal balcony on Saturday, June 8, the Queen's birthday for the traditional Trooping the Colour, according to the Daily Mail.
So far, Markle has only been seen in the media when she and Prince Harry presented their son, Archie Harrison two days after she gave birth last May 6. She has since been out of the public eye during her maternity leave and has been receiving guests at her Frogmore Cottage home, such as her best pals Serena Williams and Jessica Mulroney.
Although Markle could be at the event on Saturday, it's unlikely that baby Archie would be with her since he's still a month old and hasn't received his baptism. Instead, it will be Markle's nephew, Prince Louis, the third child of Prince William and Kate Middleton, who will be making his debut on the event, where the family watches the troops honor their Queen.
