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Giorgia Meloni talked to the US president connected Wednesday astatine the G7 acme successful Evian successful France
US President Donald Trump has deed retired astatine Italy's premier minister, Giorgia Meloni, repeating his assertion that she asked "over and over" for a representation of them unneurotic astatine the G7 acme this week.
In a station connected Truth Social, Trump besides accused her of not supporting US efforts to "[deny] Iran from obtaining oregon processing a atomic weapon".
He said that Meloni caused "a large logistical inconvenience" by barring the US from utilizing Italian aerial facilities for American subject operations successful Iran.
On Friday, the premier curate said she had been astonished by Trump's archetypal assertion that she "begged" for a photo.
In his station connected Truth Social a time later, the US president said Meloni was "doing poorly successful Italy with her level of popularity".
"Now, aft the United States defeated Iran militarily, she wants to beryllium friends again successful bid to get her "numbers up." No thanks!!!," helium added.
In March, Italy reportedly denied US subject aerial trade from landing astatine Sigonella aerial basal successful Sicily for operations against Iran.
The continued speech has highlighted a processing rift betwixt the 2 countries since Trump's subject enactment against Iran this year.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has besides cancelled a travel to the US aboriginal adjacent week.
Trump and Meloni were pictured successful adjacent speech astatine the G7 acme successful France this week, and the Italian person aboriginal told reporters their narration was unchanged and determination had been "no recriminations".
But soon afterwards, Trump gave a telephone interrogation with Italy's La7 TV transmission successful which helium alleged: "She begged maine to instrumentality a photograph with her; I felt atrocious for her."
"She's astir apt blessed I spoke to her," helium said. La7 did not nutrient Trump's archetypal words successful English, but voiced them implicit successful Italian.
Responding to the claim, Meloni successful an Instagram video said she was "frankly stunned".
"I don't cognize wherefore the US president behaves this mode towards allies," she said, adding it was not the archetypal clip it had happened.
"I tin lone accidental it is regrettable helium does not amusement the aforesaid determination towards the enemies of the West and towards the enemies of the US - [enemies] whose leaders helium alternatively appears to beryllium acold much accommodating with."
"But determination is 1 happening helium needs to remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg."
The leaders besides clashed earlier this twelvemonth aft Trump accused Pope Leo XIV of being "WEAK connected Crime and unspeakable for Foreign Policy" successful a Truth Social post, aboriginal telling reporters helium was "not a large fan".
Meloni aboriginal said the comments were "unacceptable".
The 2 state leaders person had a adjacent governmental relationship, with Meloni the sole European person to be Trump's inauguration successful January 2025.
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