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Meghan Markle Wants To Be A Victim Because Our Culture Rewards It

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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Staff Editor Madeline Osburn joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to breakdown Oprah's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and the allure of the royal family to Americans.

"They needed a way to shut the door on their life in the United Kingdom and they kind of needed this like clashing. They needed the excuse. They needed it to be big and they needed to be the victims, of course," Osburn said. "I don't want to say everything that Meghan said about her mental health or the things that they said about her baby...I don't want to say all that was a lie, but I do think it is helping them kind of...to shut the door on their lives there and to rebrand themselves here."

Host:
Emily Jashinsky
Guest:
MOMadeline Osburn