Giorgia Meloni: ‘I Thought It Would Be Easier with Trump’ NYT Reports
Meloni said repeated public attacks and disputes over Iran have strained ties with Trump, while Italy rejected claims that 100s of U.S. aircraft used its bases.
- In an interview published Friday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told The New York Times she expected dealings with President Donald Trump to be easier, given shared views on immigration and culture, but said things turned out differently.
- Trump claimed in June that Meloni had "begged" him for a photograph at the G7 summit in France, a claim Meloni called completely made up and said neither she nor Italy ever begged.
- Strategic tensions escalated after Rome refused landing rights at the Sigonella naval air station in Sicily for US aircraft linked to Iran strikes; Italy also contested NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's claims about base usage.
- Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cancelled a planned trip to Washington in protest after Trump posted on Truth Social that Meloni was faring badly in Italian opinion polls, while Meloni argued the repeated attacks made no sense.
- Despite the rift, Meloni emphasized that she still regards the unity of the West as fundamental and does not set strategy based on personal relationships, confirming she and Trump have not spoken for several weeks.
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In an interview with the New York Times, published Friday, August 21, Giorgia Meloni confided in her relationship with Donald Trump. The Italian Prime Minister did not hide her disappointment...
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni comments in an interview about her relationship with US President Donald Trump and admits a mistake.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this Friday that she thought the relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump would be "easier" because of the ideological affinity between the two. Meloni stated that "things have gone differently," after personal disagreements and a clash over the use of military bases in Europe to attack Iran."It is clear that she thought it would be easier with Donald Trump, given our convergent positions on immigr…
The unity of the West is of fundamental importance, I do not decide Italy's national strategy based on my personal relationships, she stressed in an interview with the New York Times.
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