{"id":2409,"date":"2026-06-20T13:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2026-06-20T13:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:07:47","slug":"did-giorgia-meloni-beg-trump-for-a-photo-italys-premier-says-his-claim-is-completely-fabricated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2409","title":{"rendered":"Did Giorgia Meloni beg Trump for a photo? Italy\u2019s premier says his claim is \u2018completely fabricated\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni fired back at President Trump Friday after he claimed she had \u201cbegged\u201d him for a photo at the G7 summit \u2014 calling his statements \u201ccompletely fabricated\u201d and declaring pointedly: \u201cItaly and I do not beg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2407\">14 charged in crack cocaine ring operating 300 feet from DC elementary school<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The blowup is the latest sign that Trump\u2019s alliances in Europe are cracking. Ms. Meloni was once considered one of his closest friends abroad \u2014 the lone EU leader to attend his 2025 inauguration \u2014 but relations have since frayed over his war in Iran, tariffs on Europe and his stance on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the remarks in an interview on Italy\u2019s La7 network, saying he felt sorry for Ms. Meloni and agreed to the photo as a favor.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Meloni wasn\u2019t having it. \u201cI don\u2019t know why the president of the United States behaves this way toward his own allies,\u201d she said in a video response. \u201cAfter all, this isn\u2019t the first time this has happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cancelled a planned weekend trip to Miami \u2014 where he was set to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio \u2014 calling Trump\u2019s comments \u201cserious and offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2405\">56 things to do in (and around) Washington, D.C. this weekend: June 19-21<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Solidarity poured in from across Italy\u2019s political spectrum, including from Spain\u2019s Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez, who called it an \u201cattack\u201d he couldn\u2019t qualify.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Meloni slams Trump\u2019s claim she \u2019begged\u2019 for photo with him as Italy\u2019s top diplomat cancels U.S. trip<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><br \/>\n                          This article was constructed with the assistance of artificial intelligence and published by a member of The Washington Times&#8217; AI News Desk team. 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