Utopia Talk / Politics / The Trump-Meloni rift

Rugian rank	Sat Jun 20 15:42:26 Italy PM Meloni ‘stunned’ by Trump’s claims she begged him for a photo Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said Donald Trump “totally invented” a story about her after the US president claimed she begged him to take a photo with her during the G7 summit. The two former allies had appeared to be getting their relationship back on track by having several one-to-ones on the sidelines at the gathering in Évian after falling out in April over the US-Israeli war in Iran. But referring to Meloni during a brief interview with Italy’s La7 – a dubbed version of which was broadcast by the Italian TV network on Friday – Trump said: “She’s probably happy I talked to her. I didn’t have to talk to her. She begged me to take a picture with her. She wanted a picture with me so badly. I wouldn’t have taken it, but I felt sorry for her.” The remarks provoked fury in Italy and words of solidarity for Meloni from across the political spectrum, with Italy’s foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, saying he had cancelled a trip to the US next week. Responding in a video post on Instagram with the caption “Italy and I never beg”, Meloni said “some things deserve an immediate response”. “Donald Trump’s declarations are totally invented,” she added. “Frankly, I am stunned. I don’t know why the US president behaves this way towards his allies. It’s not the first time it’s happened, I can only say it’s unfortunate he doesn’t show the same determination towards the west’s enemies.” Giuseppe Conte, the former prime minister and leader of opposition party the Five Star Movement, said Italy “doesn’t deserve to find itself so blatantly humiliated”. Announcing the cancellation of his planned trip to the US on X, Tajani said: “The serious and offensive words of President Trump towards Prime Minister Giorgia offend the whole of Italy.” Giovanbattista Fazzolari, undersecretary to the prime minister’s office, said in a statement: “It is unclear whether out ​of intent or ineptitude [Trump] is wrecking the historic ​relations between the United States and Europe. With his ​inappropriate outbursts, he has managed ‌no easy feat, to make ​the US unpopular across the ​entire European continent, damaging not only Europe but above all the US.” https://ww...-trump-claims-begged-him-photo
Rugian rank	Sat Jun 20 15:43:18 And of course, Trump is now doubling down: Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France. She is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity, possibly because she turned down the United States of America, a Country that truly loves and protects Italy, when it came to denying Iran from obtaining or developing a Nuclear Weapon (But so did NATO, for that matter!). She wouldn’t even let us use Italy’s landing strips or runways, a great logistical inconvenience, and this despite the fact the U.S. contributes hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year to protect Italy, and other “so-called” NATO Allies. Now, after the United States defeated Iran militarily, she wants to be friends again in order to get her “numbers up.” No thanks!!! President DJT
Average Ameriacn rank	Sat Jun 20 16:22:20 Does she call our President a LIAR?????? 500% tariffs for Italy for 6 months.
murder rank	Sat Jun 20 16:45:03 At least Trump hasn't said .. "I could have told her to get on her knees and she would have done it. She would have done anything." ... like he usually does. Not yet anyway. -
Average Ameriacn rank	Sat Jun 20 16:46:56 Maybe Meloni is a man like Michael Obama?
Rugian rank	Sat Jun 20 16:48:35 Nah. She's white.
Im better then you rank	Sat Jun 20 17:21:32 Good god Trump is actually getting dumber.
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