Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Blasts Trump’s “Fabricated” Claim She “Begged” For G7 Photo

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni delivered a sharp public rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, rejecting his account of their encounter at this week’s G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France.
The clash traces back to an interview Trump gave Italian broadcaster La7, in which he claimed Meloni had pushed for a photo with him and that he’d only obliged because he felt sorry for her, adding that he hadn’t needed to talk to her at all that day.
Meloni wasn’t willing to let it stand. In a video posted to X, she called the story completely fabricated and said she was genuinely astonished that the American president would treat an ally this way, especially, she noted, since it w...