Harry addresses rumored Trump jab

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00:00Harry addresses rumored Trump jab. Prince Harry responded to Donald Trump harming a cause he cares

00:06about, though he later insisted his comments weren't aimed at the former reality star.

00:11After the president spent time with the royal family during his second state visit to England,

00:15the Duke of Sussex spoke out against Trump's slashing of funding from HIV AIDS prevention

00:20programs. In a video with Charlize Theron and Magic Johnson, Prince Harry urged governments

00:26worldwide to restore funding for HIV AIDS research. Without urgent action to reverse these crippling

00:32funding cuts, 6 million more people will become infected with HIV, while 4 million will die from

00:38AIDS-related causes within the next four years, he said. While he didn't name Donald Trump or the U.S.,

00:44the research he referenced appeared to relate to cuts to PEPFAR, the U.S. program launched by former

00:49President George W. Bush in 2003. After viewers speculated the message targeted Donald Trump,

00:55Prince Harry clarified. The film was not explicitly aimed at any one individual. It was more generally

01:01about reminding all leaders and those with influence that there is still work to do in the

01:05fight against HIV AIDS, his representative said in a statement. Shortly after returning to the White

01:11House, Donald Trump signed an executive order that significantly cut funding for HIV AIDS research.

01:17The United States foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests,

01:22and in many cases are antithetical to American values, the order stated. It is the policy of the

01:28United States that no further United States foreign assistance shall be dispersed in a manner that is

01:32not fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States. Prince Harry's

01:38apparent criticism of Donald Trump's budget cuts follows what seemed to be a subtle dig from the

01:42former President. Speaking in front of King Charles III, Prince William and the royal family,

01:47Trump praised William, saying, His Majesty has also raised a remarkable son in His Royal Highness,

01:53the Prince of Wales. Really amazing. We've gotten to know you, and I think you're going to have an

01:58unbelievable success in future, notably omitting any mention of Harry.