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Italy's Meloni unloads on Trump as fracture scales up over G7 incident
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Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni's war of words over a factually contested photo op request at the G-7 exploded on Saturday, with the one-time friends blasting each other in angry terms on social media.
Key facts
- Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni's war of words over a factually contested photo op request at the G-7 exploded on Saturday, with the one-time friends blasting each other in angry terms on social media
- Even as Trump lavishes praise on American adversaries like China's Xi Jinping, close allies are increasingly willing to split with him
- The controversy erupted earlier this week when Trump claimed Meloni begged him for a photo together at the global gathering in France
- The U.S.-Italy relationship has grown strained in recent months over the war in Iran
Summary
Even as Trump lavishes praise on American adversaries like China's Xi Jinping, close allies are increasingly willing to split with him. The controversy erupted earlier this week when Trump claimed Meloni begged him for a photo together at the global gathering in France. Trump took to Truth Social Saturday morning to again insist she'd begged for a picture in an effort to improve her poll numbers, and to accuse her of being ungrateful for American support. "he wants to be friends again to get her 'numbers up.' No thanks!