Italy Cancels US Visit After Trump Mocks Prime Minister Meloni
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Italy's foreign minister canceled a US visit after President Trump reportedly mocked Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, calling her comments "grave and offensive" and "made up."
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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cancelled a visit to the US after US President Donald Trump made disparaging remarks about Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Italy’s foreign minister on Friday cancelled a visit to the United States over reported comments by US President Donald Trump that appeared to mock Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
“The grave and offensive words of President Trump … offend the whole of Italy,” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who had been due to visit the US on Sunday and Monday, said on social media.
Meloni said she was “stunned” by Trump’s comments to Italian channel La7 in which, according to a transcript provided by the network, he said Meloni “wanted a picture with me so badly” at the G7 summit and he agreed only because he “felt sorry for her”.
He also suggested that Meloni might be “happy that I talked to her, I didn’t have to talk to her”.
Meloni called what Trump said “made up”, adding: “Neither I nor Italy ever beg.”
Open Questions
- Will there be further diplomatic repercussions?
- Will Trump comment further on the incident?
