Italy’s Prime Minister Pulls No Punches With Trump — And Social Media Users Love It |
Italy’s Prime Minister Pulls No Punches With Trump — And Social Media Users Love It
One X user responded to Giorgia Meloni's Trump takedown by noting the president "has never met an ally he does not try to screw over in the end."
There’s a good chance Donald Trump didn’t like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s fiery retort to his claim that she “begged” to take a photo with him at the recent G7 summit.
However, the social media reaction to Meloni’s scorched-earth Trump takedown was overwhelmingly positive.
In an interview broadcast on Friday morning on Italy’s La7 network, Trump claimed that Meloni had “begged” him for a photo together, and added that he agreed to do it because he felt sorry for her.
Meloni quickly rejected Trump’s claim on social media, calling his anecdote “completely fabricated” and insisting, “Italy and I do not beg.”
In addition, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced he was canceling this weekend’s previously scheduled trip to the US and called Trump’s claims “serious and offensive” toward his country and the prime minister.
Here is Meloni’s post with the comments translated by MeidasTouch.
Here are Italian PM Meloni's remarks about Trump, translated to English: "So certain things deserve an immediate response. Donald Trump's statements are completely made up. I am frankly stunned.I don't know why the president of the United States behaves this way with his own… pic.twitter.com/7jdMcoX4ca— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch)........