Why Meloni has hit back hard against Trump and his ‘made up’ photo claim | Riccardo Alcaro

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Donald Trump claimed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni begged him for a photo at the G7 meeting to boost her approval ratings, a claim Meloni strongly denied as "made up" in a social media video. Meloni expressed puzzlement at Trump's treatment of allies and suggested his friendship was not helping her popularity, while her foreign minister cancelled a US business forum appearance.

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With her popularity flagging and a general election looming, the Italian PM sees a strategic advantage in the ruptureIf Giorgia Meloni thought that she could put her April spat with Donald Trump over the pope’s criticism of the US war on Iran behind her, she had not banked on the US president’s capacity to bear a grudge. Trump reignited tensions by telling an Italian TV journalist that the Italian PM had “begged” him for a picture at the recent G7 meeting in France.

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