{"id":29679,"date":"2020-09-27T17:14:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T21:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=29679"},"modified":"2020-09-27T17:14:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T21:14:58","slug":"is-the-meghan-markle-prince-harry-duo-yet-another-attempt-by-the-brits-to-take-over-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=29679","title":{"rendered":"Is the Meghan Markle-Prince Harry duo yet another attempt by the Brits to take over the White House?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Better chance of seeing \u2018Elvis on the Moon\u2019? Twitter jeers Meghan Markle\u2019s purported White House ambitions<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><div id=\"attachment_29680\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29680\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5f6f08e6203027609d6e7573.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29680\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5f6f08e6203027609d6e7573.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5f6f08e6203027609d6e7573-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE PHOTO: Meghan Markle \u00a9  REUTERS\/Toby Melville<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle\u2019s alleged White House ambitions have not been well-received among the Twitter electorate, with many arguing that the Duchess of Sussex doesn\u2019t have what it takes to make it in American politics.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old Los Angeles born actress and wife of Prince Harry reportedly doesn\u2019t want to give up her US passport because she wants to run for president, according to Vanity Fair. A source told the magazine that if Markle relinquished her British royal title, she could attempt to win the Oval Office as soon as 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Whether true or not, the rumor sent Twitter into meltdown mode, with dozens of users firing off dismissive quips about Markle and the likelihood of her political career taking off.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBeing a politician needs a very thick skin. She crumbles and whines under a mere taunting from tabloids,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0argued\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/farahzain9\/status\/1309667556534317056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one<\/a>\u00a0reply.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWoko Ono\u201d<\/em>\u00a0would make a great ruler of\u00a0<em>\u201cAntifastan,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0joked one\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GentlemanLondon\/status\/1309530292806463490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comment<\/a>, making reference to the dutchess\u2019 fondness for lecturing about social justice issues.<\/p>\n<p>Others wagered that the chances of a President Markle were slim to none.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1309755909850181632&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F501773-meghan-markle-us-president%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1309755909850181632\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tweeted that he was completely vindicated, after humorously predicting back in January that Markle\u2019s marriage to Harry was part of an elaborate plot to subvert the US Constitution and restore the British monarchy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1309538892773642242&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F501773-meghan-markle-us-president%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1309538892773642242\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She wasn\u2019t\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naturecure1211\/status\/1309769762134777856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">without<\/a>\u00a0her supporters, however. Some hailed Markle as a\u00a0<em>\u201cnon-conformist\u201d<\/em>\u00a0who would take on the\u00a0<em>\u201cestablishment\u201d<\/em>\u00a0if she ran for America\u2019s highest office.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan and her husband ignited a trans-Atlantic scandal after they released a video urging Americans to vote in November. The message was widely considered an endorsement of Joe Biden. Buckingham Palace distanced themselves from the stunt, noting that the couple were acting as private citizens and not as British royals. The pair quit their royal duties and moved to Southern California earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump said during a recent press conference that he\u00a0<em>\u201cwasn\u2019t a fan\u201d<\/em>\u00a0of Markle. He offered Harry\u00a0<em>\u201ca lot of luck\u201d<\/em>\u00a0with his wife, predicting that he was\u00a0<em>\u201cgonna need it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/501773-meghan-markle-us-president\/\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/501773-meghan-markle-us-president\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Better chance of seeing \u2018Elvis on the Moon\u2019? Twitter jeers Meghan Markle\u2019s purported White House ambitions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}