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"That takes courage. That's certainly something the president believes," Jen Psaki said on Monday.
Markle told Winfrey that she had suicidal thoughts while a member of the British royal family.
The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, on Monday applauded Meghan Markle for candidly discussing her mental health in a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey alongside her husband, Prince Harry, about leaving the British royal family.
"Obviously, many of us caught the interview. Meghan Markle is a private citizen and so is Harry at this point," Psaki said. "For anyone to come forward and speak about their own struggles with mental health and to tell their personal story — that takes courage. That's certainly something the president believes."