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Trump-Meloni row intensifies as leaders trade barbs
Meloni said Trump’s remarks were fabricated and defended Italy’s military agreements, while Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani canceled a planned U.S. visit.
- A public feud has erupted between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, shattering the close political alliance between the U.S. president and the Italian prime minister after a series of increasingly personal public barbs.
- The row ignited over Trump's claim that Meloni "begged" him for a photo during the recent G7 summit in Evian, France, which Trump told an Italian broadcaster he only agreed to because he "felt sorry for her."
- Meloni fiercely pushed back on social media, calling the statements "completely made up," stating she was stunned by the unprovoked behavior and delivering a pointed jab that Italy "never begs" while criticizing Trump for being softer on the West's enemies than its allies.
- Trump doubled down Saturday by slamming Italy's lack of support during the Iran war, using Truth Social to vent that Meloni denied the U.S. military vital access to Italian runways and airfields, calling it "a great logistical inconvenience" despite American financial backing of NATO.
- The diplomatic fallout has escalated rapidly within the Italian government, with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly canceling an upcoming official visit to Washington and several top ministers reportedly boycotting the U.S. Embassy's July 4th celebrations in Rome.
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Italy's head of government and the American president make an unprecedented exchange of views on social networks. Meloni now warns for peace. Italy is dependent on the US.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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With the sentence that Meloni begged him for a photo, the US president annoyed the Italian woman. Now the Republican succumbs. The two former allies publicly attack on social media.
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No duck-mouse, no rutte-kotau. Italy's head of government counters Trump's photo lie and makes his Iran revenge motive visible.
·Berlin, Germany
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They go back to 1954 and determine what the US army can do independently and when it needs permission from the Italian government.
·Italy
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