Trump’s Envoy Faces Protests in Venice on Latest Stop of Super Yacht Diplomacy Tour
Protesters criticized the 117-meter yacht as an unwelcome display of U.S. wealth and influence during a 13-region diplomacy tour, organizers said.
- On Friday, U.S. Ambassador Tilman Fertitta arrived in Venice aboard his 117-meter yacht, Boardwalk, launching the 'Freedom 250 Coastal Diplomacy' tour marking American independence's 250th anniversary amid immediate protests.
- Fertitta, a billionaire businessman appointed by President Donald Trump, is touring 13 Italian regions to celebrate 'our shared history, our economic partnership, and the cultural bonds' that strengthen U.S.-Italy ties.
- Activists from the Morion social centre unfurled a banner reading 'Venezia non si Usa'—'Venice is not to be used'—echoing protests against Jeff Bezos's 2025 wedding and reflecting broader opposition to U.S. policies.
- Italy's Green and Left Alliance accused the government of diverting police to act as 'bodyguards' for Fertitta, while authorities tightened security ahead of Saturday's Redentore festival.
- Fertitta's visit navigates a cooling relationship between Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Trump, whose social media attacks have strained ties once seen as a close European political alliance.
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Tilman Fertitta is one of the richest Americans. The demonstrators stressed that Venice should not become a playground for billionaires.
The luxury yacht provides for criticism. The demonstrators defend themselves against the usurpation of the tourist city by super rich.
Venice protests greet US Ambassador Fertitta's arrival on superyacht
A few hundred people in Venice protested on Friday (July 17) against U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta as he arrived in the lagoon city aboard his superyacht, drawing criticism of President Donald Trump's policies.
Billionaire US envoy faces Venice protests amid yacht tour
Hundreds protested the arrival of billionaire and Trump-appointed US Ambassador Tilman Fertitta in Venice. The ambassador's stop — on his personal yacht — is part of a tour marking 250 years of American independence.
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