The literary giant later confirmed that he destroyed his green card after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton and became the 45th president of the United States of America.
Trump lost his re-election in 2020 and was defeated by Joe Biden. The former president had since faced legal battles and was convicted for some of them on Thursday.
In a statement on Thursday, the playwright responded to the development and disclosed that he may reapply for his green card because of the initial attention it received.
The statement partly read:
“Seeing that this trite, personal gesture attracted such inordinate attention at the time, let me answer the question before it is asked: Yes, I may choose to apply for restoration of my card of Permanent Residence, known as the Green Card. Possibly.”
The Nobel Laureate further described the judgment on Trump as a “daybreak on a new democratic promise”. He added that such was a “clear warning” that the “clamour for equity breaks down the stoutest gates on guard across the citadel of impunity.”
