In a new interview the father of Duchess Meghan says he talked politics with Prince Harry over the phone — and Harry argued that he should give President Donald Trump a chance. Thomas Markle told Good Morning Britain on Monday that he had several phone conversations with Harry, including one in which the prince asked for permission to marry his daughter. Markle said Trump was discussed at least once: "Our conversation was I was complaining about not liking Donald Trump, he said 'give Donald Trump a chance'.