The Costs of Courting Trump Are Piling Up for Giorgia Meloni

As Tensions Escalate Between Trump and Europe, Meloni Is Caught in the Middle - Overpasses For America

Amid raucous questioning by opposition members in Italy’s Parliament this month, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni noted that she had been asked repeatedly: “Are you with Europe or with the United States?” The prime minister responded that she was always with Italy and by extension, Europe. “I don’t blindly follow Europe or the United States,” she said, adding, “But I’m also for the unity of the West, and I think that is necessary for both Europe an…

The Costs of Courting Trump Are Piling Up for Giorgia Meloni

Giorgia Meloni had hoped a line in to Donald Trump would consolidate her position at the center of European politics.

Meloni plays the map of the proximity with vice president J. D. Vance while practicing Italian pragmatism. A great beady ecart.

In full global uncertainty, Italy navigates through contradictory pressures. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni maintains a fragile balance: approaching Trump without breaking with Europe. Italy’s brother leader insists on building bridges between the United States and the EU: “If Italy can avoid a confrontation, it will,” she said Friday to the Financial Times (FT). Meloni tries to avoid any criticism of the White House, even when Trump’s attacks ha…

Can a patriotic European support Donald Trump? According to the director of the Italian Institute for Foreign Policy, no, and therefore the European far right will have fewer and fewer opportunities to flourish.

Media: Italian PM Meloni concerned about Trump’s behaviour despite public support

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has publicly expressed support for Donald Trump, actually harbours serious concerns about the behaviour of the US president, Bloomberg sources report.