GOP Lawmakers: Meghan Markle Should Be Stripped Of Royal Title For ‘Interference In U.S. Politics’
GOP lawmakers are calling on the British royal family to strip Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, of her remaining royal title after using her position to influence United States politics.
Republican Reps. Jason Smith of Missouri and Lisa McClain of Michigan bashed Markle after the former “Suits” actress wrote a letter Wednesday to Democratic leaders advocating for a federally protected right to “paid leave.” The letter was written on official stationery from “the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.”
“Ms. Markle’s latest interference in U.S. politics reignites the question in my mind as to why the Royal Family does not simply strip her and Harry officially of their titles, particularly since she insists on sending this under the pretense of being the Duchess of Sussex,” Smith told the U.K. Daily Mail. “While her attempts at appealing to working-class families by recalling her days of eating at Sizzler were laughable, her comments make crystal clear that the passage of this massive tax-and-spend bill is aimed more at helping global elites get huge tax breaks than helping the working families she claims to have dined with.”
Last year, Smith had requested the royal family strip the titles of both Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, over interference in the U.S. election.
McClain continued bashing Markle, stating that she should “stick to acting” instead of using her celebrity and position in the royal family to lobby in U.S. politics.
“Meghan Markle is incredibly out of touch with the American people and should stick to acting instead of trying to play politics,” McClain told Daily Mail. “The last thing we need right now is wealthy celebrities pushing their liberal agendas on the American people.”
Harry and Markle announced in January 2020 that they were splitting from the royal family and intended to become “financially independent” while forgoing all of their royal duties. The couple moved to the U.S. and began pursuing business deals with companies such as Netflix. The couple retained their royal titles despite the break, however.
Markle’s Wednesday letter, addressed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), pushed Democrats in Congress to create a “right” to paid parental leave.
“I’m not an elected official, and I’m not a politician. I am, like many, an engaged citizen and a parent. And because you and your congressional colleagues have a role in shaping family outcomes for generations to come, that’s why I’m writing
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