Italy’s top diplomat cancels US trip as Meloni slams Trump’s claim she ‘begged’ for a photo with him
Italy’s foreign minister scrapped a planned U.S. trip after Trump’s remarks, as Meloni called the claim fabricated and said the comments offended all of Italy.
- President Trump told La7 that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "begged" him for a photo at a recent summit, a claim Meloni rejected as "completely made up."
- Tensions between Trump and Meloni previously escalated over the war in Iran and criticism of Pope Leo XIV, despite Meloni once being a vocal supporter who attended Trump's 2025 inauguration.
- Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani canceled a planned United States visit, calling Trump's remarks "grave and offensive" and stating they "offend the whole of Italy."
- Meloni criticized Trump for treating enemies of the West with "greater indulgence" than allies, declaring, "neither I nor Italy ever beg."
- The exchange follows signs at the recent summit that the two leaders had steadied their relationship, a rift now threatening to reverse recent progress in bilateral cooperation.
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Italy’s Meloni rips Trump after he claimed she ‘begged’ for a photo at G7 as top diplomat cancels US trip
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 enemies.
Italian PM says Donald Trump 'made up' claim she begged him for a photo
Meloni has hit out at former ally Trump over ‘completely made up’ claim in an Instagram post (Picture: Instagram) Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni furiously accused Donald Trump of telling a ‘completely made up’ story about her – before hitting out at the US president for pandering to enemies of the West. Trump told an Italian TV channel that Meloni had ‘begged’ him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit, a claim angrily denied by the Ital…
In a telephone interview on the Italian channel La7, the American president claimed that the Italian Prime Minister had "pled" him to take a photo with him at the G7 in Evian. The latter was said to be "dismayed" by the "totally invented" statements.
The US President claims that the Italian head of government "begged" him for a photo at the G7 summit. Giorgia Meloni reacts promptly and calls this "freely invented".
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