Italy's Meloni says 'we hope to make the West great again' in Trump meeting

BBC News ^ | 17 April 2025

[MinorityRepublican]

Summary

Italy's Giorgia Meloni says "we hope to make the West great again" as Donald Trump hosts the Italian Prime Minister at the White House

The US president says there will "100%" be an EU tariff deal, boasting that he'll have "little problem" securing one

He adds that he plans to sign the Ukraine minerals deal "next Thursday"

As a reminder, that deal was expected to be signed during Zelensky's White House visit in February, but was put on hold after their fiery meeting

Meloni is the first European leader to visit Washington since Trump brought in 20% tariffs on the EU - they have since been paused for 90 days

[crz]

Strikes me as a gal who aint much afraid of anyone.

I personally think she and Orban are by far the most sensible of all the leaders there.

[hardspunned]

Did you watch the end of meeting when an aide immediately went to Trump and showed him a note. My first impression of Trump’s reaction took me back to when GWB was informed of 9/11. I’m assuming Trump was being informed of the FSU shooting.

[kawhill]

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni says “we hope to make the West great again” as Donald Trump hosts the Italian Prime Minister at the White House. We’ve been pretty good all along Ms. Meloni. Thank you for Italy’s support.

[Cobra64]

She was great in the Cabinet meeting and the Oval Office meeting. She knows where, and is focused on, where she wants her country to be. She’s tough, logical and reasoned. No fluff.

[Chickensoup]

If she’s such a tough cookie she had better clean the African squatters out of her country.

That is real progress... not words.

[bobcat62]

Did Trump fly Elon in?

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[Organic Panic]

If she is serious she needs to pardon the Italian political prisoners and stop being a globalist EU who can’t see next Tuesday.

[baclava]

Well. We do have some critical military bases there, I spent a lot of time at Aviano, great assignment. They loved Americans

[Maris Crane]

AMEN, you are sooooo right!