Republican senator criticizes Duke of Sussex for his 'lecture on democracy'

The Duke of Sussex caused backlash in his adopted home with his UN keynote address in 2022. Photo: Viktor Shimanovich/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images < p>The Republican senator ridiculed Prince Harry for meddling in US politics, joking: «[I] like it when a real prince lectures on democracy.»

The Duke of Sussex has previously cited a «renunciation of constitutional rights» in the US as part of a «global assault on democracy and freedom».

In a speech Thursday, Mike Lee, the Republican senator representing Utah, addressed the remarks as he criticized bureaucratic largesse in the US government.

Mr. Lee championed the values ​​of «limited government, the free market [and ] personal freedom» which he says are «absolutely essential to shaping the American landscape.»

Speaking at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative opinion tank in Washington, D.C., Mr. Lee outlined the irony of a descendant of King George III advising Americans on freedom and governance.

Republicans listed the restrictions that the British government imposed during the reign of King George III, according to the Daily Signal.

He went on to discuss the expansion of the U.S. federal government, stating that it is «really good for bureaucrats [where] for life with people who couldn't be elected in dog catchers are treated like emperors, or at least princes.”

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«Americans deserve to be held accountable for their own destiny and their government,» said Mr. Li.

His comments were met online with some ridicule following his efforts to cancel the 2020 election through lawsuits.

Text messages between the senator and senior White House aides revealed that Mr. Lee promoted legally dubious schemes to keep then-president Donald Trump in power.

Mr. Li defended his actions, saying that he was simply considering legal arguments. and noted that he ultimately voted to confirm Joe Biden's victory over Trump.

The Duke of Sussex caused backlash in his adopted home with his keynote speech at the United Nations in 2022 on Nelson Mandela Day.

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He said: “We are living in a pandemic that continues to devastate communities in every corner of the globe; climate change wreaking havoc on our planet, affecting the most vulnerable populations the most; the few use lies and disinformation as weapons at the expense of the many, and from the horrendous war in Ukraine to the denial of constitutional rights here in the United States, we are witnessing a global assault on democracy and freedom, the foundations of Mandela. his life.»

Megan McCain, daughter of the late Republican Senator John McCain, was among those who criticized the comments, calling them «confusing and highly offensive» to Americans.