Using her royal title, Meghan Markle has reportedly been phone-bombing republican senators in efforts to lobby them into supporting democratic policies.
On Markle’s list is West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, who told Politico she’d received the call out of the blue, per BizPacReview.
“I’m in my car. I’m driving. It says ‘caller ID blocked.’ Honestly...I thought it was Sen. Manchin. His calls come in blocked. And she goes ‘Sen. Capito?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ She said. ‘This is Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex,’” Capito said.
“Much to my surprise, she called me on my private line and she introduced herself as the Duchess of Sussex, which is kind of ironic. I was happy to talk with her. But I’m more interested in what the people of Maine are telling me about it,” she added.
Markle also reportedly called Sen. Susan Collins.
Markle got their phone numbers from democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who claims she’d talk to each of the senators and let them know what would happen.
Markle’s calls came weeks after she wrote a letter to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer last month begging them to push for paid leave in the Build Back Better plan.
“Paid leave should be a national right, rather than a patchwork option limited to those whose employers have policies in place, or those who live in one of the few states where a leave program exists. If we’re going to create a new era of family first policies, let’s make sure that includes a strong paid leave program for every American that’s guaranteed, accessible, and encouraged without stigma or penalty,” she wrote.
“I know how politically charged things can - and have - become. But this isn’t about Right or Left, it’s about right or wrong. This is about putting families above politics. And for a refreshing change, it’s something we all seem to agree on. At a point when everything feels so divisive, let this be a shared goal that unites us,” she went on.
