President Trump expressed sympathy for the disgraced former royal Prince Andrew, who was arrested over his ties to pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
“I think it’s a shame. I think it’s very sad. I think it’s so bad for the royal family. It’s very, very sad. To me, it’s a very sad thing,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One as he traveled to Georgia for an event.
He mentioned King Charles, to whom he is close and who will visit the US this summer for the country’s 250th birthday celebration.
“He’s a fantastic man, king,” he said.
Andrew was arrested on the morning of his birthday on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his alleged correspondence with Epstein while he was a British trade envoy.
Trump and Epstein had a falling out in the early 2000s and the president has never been charged with any crimes related to Epstein.
The president reminded reporters of that: “I’ve been totally exonerated. I did nothing, in fact, the opposite. He was against me. He was fighting me in the election which I just found out throughout the last three million pages of documents.”
