What Do We Know About Trump’s Feud With Meloni?
After the G7 Summit last month, the president sparked controversy by claiming that Meloni “begged me to take a photo with her.” Speaking to NBC News the president claimed the Italian prime minister wanted the photo badly and added, “I could have skipped it, but I felt sorry for her.” Referring to Meloni as a “big fan” of his, Trump said he doesn’t want her as a fan because “she was not there — along with the NATO group — having to do with the Strait [of Hormuz].” The president’s remarks triggered an immediate pushback from the Italian government, with the country’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani canceling a planned U.S. visit. Meloni said she was “stunned” by Trump’s remarks and chided the President for behaving poorly with “his own allies,” adding “It’s not, after all, the first time this has happened.” Despite the criticism, Trump doubled down on Truth Social, saying Meloni asked “over and over” and claimed she was “doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity.”
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