‘Italy and I do not beg’: Meloni fires back at Trump
The Italian premier called Trump’s remarks “completely fabricated” after he told Italian television she had begged him for a photograph at the Evian summit. Foreign Minister Tajani has cancelled a planned trip to Washington, and rare cross-party solidarity has united Italy’s fractious political class. “Italy and I do not beg,” was Meloni’s parting riposte.
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