Rome – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the U.S. president told an Italian TV channel that she had “begged” him to take a photo with her at a Group of Seven (G7) summit.
Meloni said she was “astonished” by his comments, which were “completely made up.” She also chided him for acting with far greater deference to the enemies ?of the West than he does toward old, established allies.
Their pointed exchange marks a significant deterioration in ties, coming just days after signs ?emerged at ?the G7 summit that the two right-wing leaders had steadied a relationship strained by tensions over the conflict in ?the Middle East.
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