--- title: Trump Responds to Meghan Markle Criticizing Presidential Run description: President Donald Trump has responded to a negative comments that Meghan Markle made about him during his 2016 presidential run. canonical: https://time.com/5599441/trump-meghan-markle-nasty/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-06-01T18:17:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T23:38:43.419Z article:section: World og:title: President Trump Responds to Meghan Markle Criticizing His 2016 Presidential Run og:description: "I didn't know that she was nasty" og:url: https://time.com/5599441/trump-meghan-markle-nasty/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4523c79c63d6e7b/69894aa64ee26297d0314937/gettyimages-1142167967.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: BRITAIN-ROYALS-BABY og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Responds to Meghan Markle Criticizing His 2016 Presidential Run twitter:description: "I didn't know that she was nasty" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4523c79c63d6e7b/69894aa64ee26297d0314937/gettyimages-1142167967.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'I Didn't Know That She Was Nasty.' Trump Responds to Meghan Markle Criticizing His 2016 Presidential Run  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 1, 2019 6:17 PM CUT  Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (R), and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose for a photo with their newborn baby son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London on May 8, 2019. Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (R), and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose for a photo with their newborn baby son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London on May 8, 2019.DOMINIC LIPINSKI—AFP/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 1, 2019 6:17 PM CUT [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/5599422/trump-boris-johnson-united-kingdom/ "undefined") has responded to negative comments that [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5533711/royal-baby-instagram/ "undefined"), Duchess of Sussex, made about him during his 2016 presidential run. In an [interview with the British newspaper _The Sun_](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9196110/donald-trump-meghan-markle-nasty-comment-uk-visit/ "undefined") that was published on Saturday, Trump was asked how he felt about Markle calling him [“misogynistic” and “divisive”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgvV0R1n1W8 "undefined") during a 2016 appearance she made on _The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore_. The Duchess of Sussex also said that she would consider staying in Canada, where she was filming _Suits_ at the time, if Trump became President. Trump was apparently surprised by Markle’s remarks. “I didn’t know that… No, I hope she is OK. I didn’t know that, no,” he said. “So what can I say? No, I didn’t know that she was nasty.” However, Trump went on to say that he felt Markle was a good addition to the British royal family. “I am sure she will do excellently,” he said. “She will be very good.” When Trump arrives in the U.K. for his state visit on Monday, he is expected to meet with Queen Elizabeth II as well as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Markle’s husband, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5599441/trump-meghan-markle-nasty/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5599441/trump-meghan-markle-nasty/"},"headline":"'I Didn't Know That She Was Nasty.' 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