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Meloni said she was 'stunned' by Trump's comments to Italian channel La7 in which he said Meloni 'wanted a picture with me so badly'
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Italy’s Meloni Slams Trump Over Made-Up Story She “Begged” for Photo". The right frames it as "Italian Official Cancels U.S. Visit After Trump Claimed Meloni Begged for Picture".
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Meloni said she was 'stunned' by Trump's comments to Italian channel La7 in which he said Meloni 'wanted a picture with me so badly'
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Donald Trump claimed that Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 summit. He added that he wasn’t obliged to do it but that he felt sorry for her and a...
Italian outlet says after a meeting at the G7 summit, Trump said Meloni had "begged me to take a picture with her," and he "felt sorry for her."
"I can only say that it's a pity he doesn't show the same determination with enemies of the West, with enemies of the United States, with leaders with whom, instead, he is far more accommod...
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly cancelled a planned trip to the United States this weekend, calling Trump's claims "serious and offensive" toward Meloni and all of Italy.
"I don't know why the president of the United States behaves this way with his own allies," the far-right leader wrote on X.
Italy reacted angrily on Friday after reported comments by US President Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with the foreign minister cancelling a planned US visit.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni issued a stern rebuke of President Trump for claiming that she "begged" him for a photo, reprimanding him for being tougher on America's allies than en...
Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERS Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused President Donald Trump of making up a story about her. Speaking to an Italian TV Channel following the G7 summit...
President Donald Trump has sparked a diplomatic crisis with Italy after insulting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on television. The president told an Italian TV channel Meloni “begge...
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