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The president has been publicly feuding with Giorgia Meloni since last month's G7 summit.
The president has been publicly feuding with Giorgia Meloni since last month's G7 summit.Open
Trump has left an unusually large amount of drama in his wake after last week’s G7 conference in Europe. The festivities seem to have culminated in a dust-up between the president and Italy’s prime minister—and one-time Trump fangirl—Giorgia Meloni. The origins of the spat are still a bit mysterious, but it appears Meloni was trying […] The post The Trump–Meloni Dust-Up Was Pure ‘Euroslopulism’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Trump–Meloni Dust-Up Was Pure ‘Euroslopulism’ As the Ukraine war rages on, European elites look as unserious as ever. (Photo by Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Trump has left an unusually large amount of drama in his wake after last week’s G7 conference in Europe. The festivities seem to have culminated in a dust-up between the president and Italy’s prime minister—and one-time Trump fangirl—Giorgia Meloni. The origins of the spat are still a bit mysterious, but it appears Meloni was trying to play the “outraged girlboss ” with Trump in the hope that he would recommit to…Open
President Donald Trump continued his war of words with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni insisting she "begged" for a photo of them together despite denials.
Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni's war of words over a factually contested photo op at the G-7 exploded on Saturday, with the one-time friends blasting each other in angry terms on social media. Why it matters: Even as Trump lavishes praise on American adversaries like China's Xi Jinping, close allies are increasingly willing to split with him. Catch up quick: The controversy erupted earlier this week when Trump claimed Meloni begged him for a photo together at the global gathering in France. - Meloni was quick to deny she'd ever made such a request. - Trump took to Truth Social Saturday morning to again insist she'd begged for a picture in an effort to improve her poll numbers, and to accuse her of being ungrateful for American…
Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni's war of words over a factually contested photo op at the G-7 exploded on Saturday, with the one-time friends blasting each other in angry terms on social media. Why it matters: Even as Trump lavishes praise on American adversaries like China's Xi Jinping, close allies are increasingly willing to split with him. Catch up quick: The controversy erupted earlier this week when Trump claimed Meloni begged him for a photo together at the global gathering in France. - Meloni was quick to deny she'd ever made such a request. - Trump took to Truth Social Saturday morning to again insist she'd begged for a picture in an effort to improve her poll numbers, and to accuse her of being ungrateful for American…Open
After President Trump said earlier this week that Meloni had “begged” for a photo, the Italian Prime Minister accused the American of treating his allies worse than mutual enemies.
One X user responded to Giorgia Meloni's Trump takedown by noting the president "has never met an ally he does not try to screw over in the end."
One X user responded to Giorgia Meloni's Trump takedown by noting the president "has never met an ally he does not try to screw over in the end."Open
Trump ‘totally fabricated’ claim she begged him for a photo, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni says.
"Italy and I do not beg," Meloni said in a video rebuke posted on social media Friday. Italy's top diplomat, meanwhile, said he was cancelling a visit to the U.S because of the alleged remarks.
President Trump said the Italian leader had “begged” him to take a photo together at the Group of 7 summit in France. The remarks come as their once-friendly relationship has frayed.
The Italian government is pushing back against President Trump, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accusing him of making up a story about her begging for a photo at the Group of Seven (G7) summit, and the country’s top diplomat canceling a visit to the U.S. in protest. In an extraordinary rebuke, Meloni posted a video on the social platform X, addressing reported statements attributed to Trump that claimed he indulged the Italian leader by holding a conversation with her and that she “begged” for a picture. #trump #g7 #italy