UPDATE: March 29, 2020, at 5:07 p.m. EST— President Donald Trump needn’t have worried; a spokesperson for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry said that the royal couple has “no plans” to ask the United States to pay for their security, according to royal correspondent Rhiannon Millshave.

“A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex says they have no plans to ask the U.S. government for security resources,” Millshave tweeted. “Privately funded security arrangements have been made.”

Phew.

ORIGINAL POST: March 29, 2020, at 4:09 p.m. EST—

President Donald Trump is busy tweeting but not about the coronavirus pandemic’s crushing weight on hospitals, the stimulus bill, or how his recent comments have affected the Asian American community. Instead, he’s taken the time to comment on a report about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

While hospitals around the country are begging for ventilators, masks, and gowns—which some fashion brands have been taking it upon themselves to provide—Donald Trump is making his POV known about news that the former senior royals have reportedly moved to Los Angeles. “I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United Kingdom,” he began the tweet from March 29. “It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom, would reside permanently in Canada. Now they have left Canada for the U.S. however, the U.S. will not pay for their security protection. They must pay!”

On March 27, reports began to surface that Markle—a U.S. citizen—and her husband, Prince Harry moved with their son from their Vancouver home to Los Angeles, where her mom resides. They are said to be hunkered down at a “secluded compound” amid coronavirus concerns, though their reps have yet to comment officially.

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