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Meloni Slams Trump's Claim She 'Begged' for a Photo, Top Diplomat Cancels US Trip
Meloni denied Trump’s claim that she begged for a summit photo, and Italy’s foreign minister canceled a planned U.S. visit.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump claimed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni 'begged' him for a photo at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains earlier this week, an accusation Meloni flatly denied as 'completely made up.'
- This public clash marks a dramatic downturn between the two leaders, once close allies, following tensions earlier this year when Trump criticized Meloni's refusal to support the United States war against Iran.
- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani condemned Trump's remarks as 'serious and offensive,' canceling a planned U.S. trip next week, while Meloni asserted, 'neither I nor Italy ever beg.'
- Lecturer Alex Clarkson at King's College in London observed, 'She sounds genuinely fed up with this,' while former Polish ambassador Marek Magierowski concluded the confrontation will end poorly for the United States president.
- While Trump once called Meloni a 'fantastic woman' during a January meeting at Mar-a-Lago last year, analysts now observe a pattern of the president alienating European allies.
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Italy's PM accuses Trump of lying about photo in huge bust-up - 'I never beg'
Trump was seen deep in conversation with Meloni at the G7, where they were photographed on a small sofa. "She begged me to take a photo with her. I felt sorry for her," Trump claimed. Meloni is furious
·London, United Kingdom
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Donald Trump claimed that Giorgia Meloni begged him for a photo with her at the G7 summit. The Italian Prime Minister reacted sharply to the statement.
·Budapest, Hungary
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Trump says Meloni begged to have a picture taken of them together. Meloni completely denies the story.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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