Italy’s top diplomat cancels US trip as Meloni slams Trump’s claim she ‘begged’ for a photo with him
Meloni called Trump’s claim fabricated and Italy’s foreign minister canceled a planned U.S. trip after the dispute escalated into a diplomatic rift.
- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani canceled a planned trip to the US after President Donald Trump claimed Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni begged him for a photo at the G7 summit, calling the remarks offensive to Meloni and Italy.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni strongly denied Trump's claims as completely fabricated and expressed disappointment at his behavior towards allies, stating that neither she nor Italy ever beg.
- Senior officials, including Defense Minister Guido Crosetto and Undersecretary Giovanbattista Fazzolari, criticized Trump's comments as damaging to US-Italy relations and the broader transatlantic alliance.
- Tensions have risen despite previous closeness, as Meloni was the only EU leader at Trump's 2025 inauguration, but disputes over international issues and Trump's remarks have strained their relationship.
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For once, no curvatures, crumbling smiles, snake swallowed as if nothing had happened. Giorgia Meloni was said to be "dismayed", this Friday, by the "totally invented" statements.
The head of the Italian government fulmin: her counterpart and supposed ideological partner claimed that she had "supplied" it to appear in a photo with him, at the diplomatic summit in Evian.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni FUMES at President Trump Over “Completely Made Up” G7 Claim
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is furious with President Trump. In a video uploaded on social media captioned “Neither I nor Italy ever beg“ in Italian, Meloni raged against President Trump. Why, you may ask? Well, she claims that he “completely made up” a story about her begging him to take a photo with her at the G7 summit this week. Watch here: Io e l’Italia non imploriamo mai. pic.twitter.com/sTpKlqWB67 — Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMelo…
Meloni slams Trump's claim she 'begged' for a photo with him
Italy’s government on Friday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a one-on-one meeting with him during the recent G7 summit, a pushback that suggested the longtime U.S. ally had had enough of Trump’s boasting. (Source: ITALY PM VIA X,US NETWORK POOL,ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE)
Donald Trump has sparked a minor diplomatic crisis between the US and Italy after he claimed to Italian media that Giorgia Meloni "begged" him for a photo during the G7 summit. The Italian foreign minister has since canceled an upcoming visit to the US, while Meloni herself is responding.
Giorgia Meloni was the only European leader invited when Donald Trump was inaugurated as president.
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