Giorgia Meloni Desperately Picks Fight With Trump To Mask Her Endless Failures

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Giorgia Meloni swept into office promising a populist revolution.

She was going to secure the borders, crush the globalist bureaucracy and put Italy first. Sound familiar? It should. She explicitly modelled her brand on the MAGA movement, presenting herself as Europe’s ultimate conservative fighter.

Instead, Italy got a masterclass in pivot politics. (RELATED: ‘I Never Beg,’ Meloni Declares After Trump G7 Photo Fiasco)

Nearly four years into her term, reality bites. Meloni did not drain the swamp. She became its chief administrator. Now, with her domestic agenda in ruins, she is resorting to the oldest trick in the establishment playbook: Coming up with a fake diplomatic feud with Donald Trump to distract from her failures at home.

Let us look at the cold, hard numbers mainstream media love to ignore.

Meloni promised an economic renaissance. What she delivered is absolute stagnation. While the U.S. economy powers ahead, Italy is completely stuck in neutral, limping along at a pathetic 0.6% GDP........

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