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Italy's leader rages at Trump over ‘completely made up’ claim she ‘begged’ for photo at G7
Daily Express US ^ | June 19, 2026 | Jack Hobbs

Posted on 06/19/2026 7:05:37 AM PDT by Ahithophel

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has publicly accused President Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her during the G7 Summit in France.

In an interview with an Italian news outlet, Trump claimed that Meloni "begged" him for a photo at the Evian-les-Bains summit. "She's probably happy I talked to her. I didn't have to talk to her," Trump told La7 TV channel.

"She begged me to take a picture with her. She wanted a picture with me so badly," Trump continued per the translation. "I wouldn't have taken it, but I felt sorry for her."

Upon learning of Trump's remarks, Meloni released a statement declaring she was "astonished" and that the account was "completely made up." The Italian leader also rebuked the president for showing greater deference to Western adversaries than to longstanding U.S. allies, reports The Mirror U.S.

(Excerpt) Read more at the-express.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: befrienddictators; craponfriends; italy; meloni; trump

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1 posted on 06/19/2026 7:05:37 AM PDT by Ahithophel
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To: Ahithophel

Yeah and it’s hilarious


2 posted on 06/19/2026 7:07:50 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: Ahithophel

Italy (Meloni) screwed up by refusing to aid us in The Strait of Hormuz.

Payback’s a b!tch.


3 posted on 06/19/2026 7:10:09 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Ahithophel

and the more she whines the truer it sounds ,LOL


4 posted on 06/19/2026 7:10:40 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: Ahithophel

It wasn’t a smart thing for Trump to say in the first place. Pointlessly insulting and antagonistic.


5 posted on 06/19/2026 7:11:36 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Ahithophel

For the ENTIRE 16 months of Pres. Trump’s second term, he has crapped on America’s long-time friends & allies, while cozying up to dictators like Pootin and Lil Kim

Then Team Trump is genuinely surprised when those crapped-on allies don’t want to help with the latest military escapade ... why?


6 posted on 06/19/2026 7:11:46 AM PDT by canuck_conservative (Russia lies all the time)
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To: Ahithophel

Suzie Wiles needs to rein in the boorish Trump proclivities. i do think he is overtired - and has said many ill-advised things recently - Syria could handle Hizbollah (fortunately Al Sha-ara will have none of that), lording it over Israel - proclaiming himself ‘boss’ at G7 and yesterday saying he had power without limits... i voted for him but someone needs to retrieve him from the l’universe.


7 posted on 06/19/2026 7:14:58 AM PDT by avital2
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To: Ahithophel

Meloni made the first error in the US-Italy relationship. She needs to take responsibility for all the consequences of that error.


8 posted on 06/19/2026 7:15:30 AM PDT by ChronicMA
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To: canuck_conservative

Well for starters it affects their long-term security, secondly, we feed the failing Euro-weenies lots of money. I am not against pulling out of Europe all together and see how long they last on their socialist and muslim invasion track.


9 posted on 06/19/2026 7:15:43 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: canuck_conservative

You aren’t even American. Your commie boy globalist Carney is no prize.

Go away.


10 posted on 06/19/2026 7:16:04 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Ahithophel

“Rages” Sheesh- her response was fairly tame-


11 posted on 06/19/2026 7:16:40 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, Fruit flies like a banana)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

You should do everyone a favor and go back to Blue Sky.


12 posted on 06/19/2026 7:20:36 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

“Pointlessly insulting and antagonistic.”

Seemingly pointless

But…have you been paying attention? This is what he does.


13 posted on 06/19/2026 7:21:36 AM PDT by stanne
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To: canuck_conservative

“ America’s long-time friends & allies”

Like Italy? How are they friends or allies?

Seriously. How?


14 posted on 06/19/2026 7:22:37 AM PDT by stanne
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To: canuck_conservative

BS, allies help, Europe has not been an ally for over a decade, in fact they have made it policy to grift off the USA and to resist us politically, trying to weaken our country..


15 posted on 06/19/2026 7:22:57 AM PDT by Skwor
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To: canuck_conservative

“Team Trump is genuinely surprised when those crapped-on allies don’t want to help with the latest military escapade”

No they’re not. Who told you that? Joy Behar? Dana Perino?


16 posted on 06/19/2026 7:23:54 AM PDT by stanne
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To: canuck_conservative

“Then Team Trump is genuinely surprised when those crapped-on allies don’t want to help with the latest military escapade ... why?”

Yeah, shocker. /s


17 posted on 06/19/2026 7:25:25 AM PDT by Longdriver69
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To: ChronicMA

“She needs to take responsibility for all the consequences of that error.”

She is Euro. They never take responsibility for for anything. Trump sees it differently. Then the sappy, schmuck, patsy Americans pounce on him like clockwork. Italy does nothing for the US


18 posted on 06/19/2026 7:26:03 AM PDT by stanne
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But why? Why would he do this? What's the point? He's starting to seem a bit unhinged to me.

"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."

19 posted on 06/19/2026 7:27:24 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ( )
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To: Skwor

“Europe has not been an ally for over a decade, in fact they have made it policy to grift off the USA and to resist us politically, trying to weaken our country”

What is this? 1956? What has Italy done for us since NATO was formed?


20 posted on 06/19/2026 7:28:16 AM PDT by stanne
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