Giorgia Meloni fires back at Trump's 'completely made-up claims'
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The Italian PM said on Friday that she was "shocked" at Trump's comments. The once close pair's relationship has been increasingly strained in recent months.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has fired back at US President Donald Trump's claim that she "begged" for a photo with him at the recent G7 meeting in France.
In a video posted to social media, Meloni said she was "shocked" at what she called Trump's "completely made-up claims".
"I don't know why the President of the United States behaves this way with his own allies," she said.
Speaking to Italian journalist Daniele Compatangelo about their meeting in France, Trump was quoted as saying: "She's probably happy I talked to her. I didn't have to talk to her".
"She begged me to take a picture with her. She wanted a picture with me so badly. I wouldn't have taken it, but I felt sorry for her," he reportedly said.
The once close pair's relationship has been increasingly strained in recent months, with Rome refusing to support the US's military operations in Iran and Trump criticising Pope Leo XIV.
The G7 meeting
On the sidelines of the G7, Meloni had told the press what she thought of reports suggesting there had been an issue between her and the US president.
"Donald Trump and I are people with fairly strong characters; we are two people who strongly defend our national interest," Meloni said.
"We don't need to clear the air when we disagree on something, because in the end each of us obviously understands the other's point of view, so we simply went back to talking about what needs to be done with the same ease as the last time we met before this occasion," Meloni added, denying media reports that spoke of "jibes" between the two leaders.
The website of the prime minister's office published two photographs of the meeting between Meloni and Trump at the end of a session on artificial intelligence, and in a video released by the media the two can be seen shaking hands.
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Whenever Donald messes up and of late it is far more often than not, he drags out his tiresome Punch and Judy Show.
trump has been insulated from reality for decades. I'll be shocked if he's still breathing by xmas ...
... he's also insulted every form of reality during the same period.
In the past it was the "rum Punch and Rudy" show...
But it was hilarious to listen to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni basically stomp Trump's scumbag narrative of their interaction. I'm sure it's not the first time he's tried to grab something he's not entitled to and got the shit slapped out of him by a strong woman.
he was projecting his wannabe mob boss tony soprano fantasy after escaping the multiple sonny corleone fantasies of others ...
Trump has lied so many tens of thousands of times it has become the default for everything that comes out of his mouth.
If that is true why do so many people get so upset with everything that comes out of his mouth?
Day by day that number is growing and well beyond any TDS collective.
Maybe because it is a loathsome trait unbecoming of any public figure, much less a POTUS? Just a hunch.
Because he is the PotUS! Good grief man, this is not just some rogue state house rep, this is the guy with the largest megaphone on the planet. The guy who is the face, voice, and hand of our nation.
How can you not recognize that having a pathological liar as PotUS is bad for this nation and its people? Especially when that pathological liar is also a vindictive, irrational, irresponsible, incompetent, lawless, corrupt psychopath?
Because he is POTUS and therefore consequences for every American from the shit he says.
Isn't it great that we live in a country where people can make up their own minds?
Maybe because they just have no other life besides trump.
Keep trying to convince people of that. What have my meaningful consequences been so far? I can't seem to find any.
it's hilarious that maga thinks they're going to be able to escape accountability for their loyalty to trump and christo-fascism over america and the constitution ...
That's why I am staying in Canada, the US has become a Tiananmen Square parking pond overrun by "mine, mine, mine" seagulls.
I hope you don't hold your breath while you wait.
Funny how almost all the people coming to the US from foreign lands for FIFA have nothing but praise for the US and the people. A nice change from the whiners that live in the US but have nothing good to say about the US and half of the people
Which half of the double headed nickle would that be?
That Trump is POTUS? Seriously? That's what you want to argue about?
I can go on.....
Open your eyes and take off your partisan glasses.
I am doing just fine. Just like with every president before.
And I know that if I had the problems that some people seem to there are options.
Not sure there's any reason to. Most Trump supporters seem too busy furiously sucking Trumps appendages to keep him happy to have time to read actual facts about the knob they're polishing. Who would want to be reading the ingredient list of a clearly bargain-basement hot dog or chicken nugget while they're actively eating one?
I don't wait on anything that I don't have to. I like to solve simple problems by simple means, permanently ...
I like the 10₵ to 25₵ per maga sycophant options ...
Good luck with that
Uh huh.
Just won't take off those glasses?
"Trump looks like a perfectly normal President to me."
Bubbles is Ka$h's bro from an udder mother?