It's been over a week since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey aired on television, but the revelations still continue to create buzz. Personalities like the former U.S. First Ladies Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton, as well as the former U.S. President Donald Trump, have also weighed on in the couple's interview.
Obama told Access Hollywood that her only hope is for Meghan and Harry to have "clarity and love and resolve at some point in time." For the former first lady, family remains very important above everything.
Meghan interviewed the former first lady in 2019 when she became a guest editor for British Vouge's September issue for that year. Obama, on the other hand, has had Meghan's support for some time and called the Duchess of Sussex an inspiration and a thoughtful leader in an Instagram post.
Obama gave Meghan sage advice when she became a member of the British royal family in 2018. The philanthropist told the Duchess of Sussex not to be in a hurry to achieve something as she has to take her time with her transition from the U.S. to the U.K.
Sources claimed that Meghan and Harry are "up there with the Obamas" when they left their royal duties and moved to the United States. The Sussex pair is, allegedly, following the Obama couple's career trajectory when they left the White House and signed speaking engagements and Netflix deals.
While Harry and Meghan's popularity dipped to an all-time low in the U.K., their popularity in the U.S. shot up to 69 percent. Rumors abound the Duchess of Sussex would soon shift to politics and become a prominent Democrat.
Meanwhile, Trump said that Meghan is "no good" after the interview with Winfrey. According to his former senior adviser, Jason Miller, Trump wanted to issue a public statement about the Duchess of Sussex but reconsidered his plan. Miller warned Trump that he might just get canceled if he said anything bad against the Sussexes.
However, Trump has made known his criticisms of Meghan in the past. He called her "nasty" after watching an old video of the duchess saying that she would live in Canada if Trump became president. He also said that he's not a fan of Meghan and wished Harry good luck because "he's going to need it."
Clinton, on the other hand, said that the interview was "heart-rending to watch" to learn that Meghan wasn't fully embraced by the royal family and the British media. She acknowledged Meghan's courage for speaking out and said that any institution should be more accepting of new people rather than forcing people "into a mold that is no longer relevant."
