--- title: Trump Denies Meghan Markle 'Nasty' Comment Despite Recording description: 'I didn’t know that she was nasty,' Trump said after hearing Markle had said negative things about him canonical: https://time.com/5599503/trump-denies-markle-nasty/ author: Abby Vesoulis article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-06-02T14:28:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T23:14:40.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Denies Meghan Markle 'Nasty' Comment Despite Recording og:description: 'I didn’t know that she was nasty,' audio recordings show Trump saying og:url: https://time.com/5599503/trump-denies-markle-nasty/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc91a9abd319c040a/6989499a22fb853587e283a0/meghan-markle-royal-baby-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: MEGHAN-MARKLE-ROYAL-BABY og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Denies Meghan Markle 'Nasty' Comment Despite Recording twitter:description: 'I didn’t know that she was nasty,' audio recordings show Trump saying twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc91a9abd319c040a/6989499a22fb853587e283a0/meghan-markle-royal-baby-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 02:40 video:published: 2019-05-08 section: entertainment topics: royal family, newborn baby, new parenthood, family introductions, baby's appearance, calm temperament, well wishes from the public genre: interview, celebrity news, photo call tones: warm, joyful, grateful, light, personal emotions: joy (high), gratitude (medium), affection (high), tiredness (low) sentiment: positive audience: royal watchers, new parents, celebrity news readers, general news audiences people: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Rory organizations: the Royal family transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # President Trump Denies Meghan Markle 'Nasty' Comment Despite Recording > Sponsored content. 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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Just Stepped Out With Their Royal Baby._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, with their newborn son, are interviewed and photographed outside a hospital shortly after the birth. Meghan describes new parenthood as magical and says the baby has a calm temperament and sleeps well. They discuss who the baby resembles and the first days of parenting. The couple mention they are heading to see the Queen and the Duke, and the baby is shown briefly to the camera. ## Key points - Meghan says becoming a new mum is magic and that she has the two best guys in the world. (00:40) - Meghan describes the baby as having the sweetest temperament, being very calm, and being a dream so far. (00:56) - The parents say they cannot yet determine who the baby takes after, and his looks are changing every day. (01:12) - Meghan says it has been only two and a half or three days since the birth. (01:32) - The couple say they are heading to see the Queen and the Duke, and they bumped into the Duke while walking. (01:49) - Meghan says introducing the baby to family is a nice moment and that her mom is with them. (02:00) - The baby is shown briefly to the camera, and he already has a little facial hair. (02:16) - Meghan thanks everyone for their well wishes and kindness, saying it means so much. (02:28) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:30] Photo call with the new parents. Prince Harry and Meghan pose for the cameras and smile for the photographers. - [00:30 to 01:12] Meghan on motherhood and the baby. Meghan describes becoming a mum and the baby's calm temperament and sleep. - [01:12 to 01:49] Who the baby resembles. The couple say they cannot yet tell who the baby looks like as his features change daily. - [01:49 to 02:10] Plans to visit the Queen and the Duke. The couple mention their upcoming visit to the Queen and the Duke and a chance meeting with the Duke. - [02:10 to 02:40] Showing the baby and closing thanks. The baby is shown briefly and Meghan thanks the public for their well wishes. ## Key quotes - [00:40] Meghan: "It's magic, it's pretty amazing and I mean I have the two best guys in the world so I'm really happy" - [00:56] Meghan: "Yes, he has the sweetest temperament, he's really calm and he's just been the dream so it's been a special couple days." - [01:12] Meghan: "We still couldn't figure that out." - [01:38] Meghan: "We're just so thrilled to have our own little bundle of joy and be able to spend some precious times with him as he slowly starts to grow up." - [02:28] Meghan: "Thank you and thank you everybody for the well wishes and the kindness. It just means so much." ## Questions this video answers - What is it like becoming a new mum? [00:30] - What is the baby like, and is he sleeping well? [00:49] - Who does the baby take after? [01:09] - How do the parents find parenting generally? [01:28] - Where are the couple going after the interview? [01:49] - What does the baby look like? [02:13]  by [Abby Vesoulis](https://time.com/author/abby-vesoulis/)  ## Abby Vesoulis Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:14 PM UTCPublished: Jun 2, 2019 2:28 PM UTC  Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose for a photo with their newborn baby son on May 8, 2019\. (Dominic Lipinski—Getty Images) Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose for a photo with their newborn baby son on May 8, 2019\. (Dominic Lipinski—Getty Images) Dominic Lipinski—Getty Images  by [Abby Vesoulis](https://time.com/author/abby-vesoulis/)  ## Abby Vesoulis Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:14 PM UTCPublished: Jun 2, 2019 2:28 PM UTC Amid a growing online outcry, President Donald Trump responded to claims he called Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, “nasty” by tweeting that it was “made up by the Fake News Media” on Sunday. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1135165268261519361) His remarks came after an interview with the President was published by British newspaper [_The Sun_](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9196110/donald-trump-meghan-markle-nasty-comment-uk-visit/) on Saturday. Reporters from the publication asked Trump if he was disappointed he wouldn’t see Markle — who is currently on maternity leave after [having her first child](http://time.com/5533711/royal-baby-instagram/) in May — on his state visit to the United Kingdom. The reporters informed him that Markle “wasn’t so nice to” Trump during the 2016 campaign, and that she said she would have [moved to Canada](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/06/01/trump-says-duchess-meghan-was-nasty-about-him-fueling-debate-uk-ahead-his-state-visit/?utm%5Fterm=.603686f9ccc0) if Trump was elected. Trump was apparently surprised at Markle’s remarks. “I didn’t know that, no,” he said. “So, what can I say? No, I didn’t know that she was nasty.” An [official Twitter account](https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1134809885957414917) for Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign had tweeted the audio to the interview on Saturday, asserting the audio proved Trump did not call Markle “nasty.” “Fake News CNN is at it again, falsely claiming President Trump called Meghan Markle ‘nasty,'” the account said. Though the audio it posted clearly included Trump’s “I didn’t know that she was nasty” comment. > [](https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1134809885957414917) [Politico reports](https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/01/trump-meghan-markle-nasty-1349480) a White House official said Trump did not say that Markle was nasty, and that he was responding to _The Sun_ reporter telling Trump Markle’s criticisms of him. A White House official also told [HuffPost](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nasty-meghan-markle-trump-twitter-campaign%5Fn%5F5cf2efc5e4b0e346ce7f30c8) that Trump’s comment was regarding Markle’s words, and not Markle herself. “He wasn’t saying she was nasty,” the official told the publication. “He was responding to the reporter reading things she had said about him in the past and he was saying he didn’t realize she had said nasty things towards him. He said very nice things about her, including he thought she would do an excellent job as princess, etc.” During the interview, Trump said “I think it’s nice” that Britain has an American princess. “I’m sure she will do excellently. She will be very good,” he continued. The President arrives in the U.K. on Monday and will be there three days. He will be joined by First Lady Melania Trump, in addition to senior advisors Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. His adult children, Tiffany Trump, Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. will also [reportedly](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-kids-joining-president-lady-state-visit-queen/story?id=63218639) be in attendance. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5599503/trump-denies-markle-nasty/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5599503/trump-denies-markle-nasty/"},"headline":"President Trump Denies Meghan Markle 'Nasty' Comment Despite Recording","datePublished":"2019-06-02T14:28:23.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T23:14:40.000Z","description":"'I didn’t know that she was nasty,' Trump said after hearing Markle had said negative things about him","url":"https://time.com/5599503/trump-denies-markle-nasty/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc91a9abd319c040a/6989499a22fb853587e283a0/meghan-markle-royal-baby-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Abby Vesoulis","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/abby-vesoulis/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc91a9abd319c040a/6989499a22fb853587e283a0/meghan-markle-royal-baby-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MEGHAN-MARKLE-ROYAL-BABY","caption":"MEGHAN-MARKLE-ROYAL-BABY","creditText":"Dominic Lipinski—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5599503/trump-denies-markle-nasty/","name":"President Trump Denies Meghan Markle 'Nasty' Comment Despite Recording"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Just Stepped Out With Their Royal Baby","description":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Just Stepped Out With Their Royal Baby.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/clZgS99X/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-05-08T12:24:39.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/clZgS99X.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5599503/trump-denies-markle-nasty/","duration":"PT2M40S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5599503/trump-denies-markle-nasty/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```