Trump escalates spat with Italy’s Meloni over G7 photo claim

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• Trump hits out at Italy's Meloni after pushback on G7 photo claim BBC Italy's PM Meloni fires back, tells Trump to worry about his own popularity CBC Trump and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni escalate war of words over G7 photo claims NBC News Italy Doesn’t ‘Beg,’ Giorgia Meloni Tells Trump The New York Times Italy's Meloni unloads on Trump as fracture grows over G7 incident Axios

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• Meloni was quick to deny she'd ever made such a request.

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• Among the scenes at a G7 working lunch in France on June 16 was this... Pool image via AP Italy tried to frame the issue as merely bureaucratic and an issue of paperwork.

  according to ZeroHedge

• Why it matters: Even as Trump lavishes praise on American adversaries like China's Xi Jinping, close allies are increasingly willing to split with him.

  according to Axios — All

• Trump took to Truth Social Saturday morning to again insist she'd begged for a picture in an effort to improve her poll numbers, and to accuse her of being ungrateful for American support.

  according to Axios — All

• Clash has opened an unusually personal rift between Trump and one of Europe's most prominent right-wing leaders

  according to National Post - Latest

• Justice Minister Carlo Nordio said Trump’s latest comments were a “painful injury” to Italy-US ties, while Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said such “jokes do not benefit anyone”.

  according to Dawn - Home

• The broadcaster put a dubbed version of the conversation online, but not the original English audio.

  according to ZeroHedge

• Tensions between the US President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni surfaced at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, which damaged Europe's economy and re-awakened strong anti-war sentiment within Italy.

  according to RTÉ News — World

• The backlash was notable because Meloni, unlike many European leaders, had invested heavily in personal diplomacy with Trump and had been viewed in Rome and Washington as one of his most natural partners on the continent.

  according to Dawn - Home

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• Meloni was quick to deny she'd ever made such a request.

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• Trump hits out at Italy's Meloni after pushback on G7 photo claim BBC Italy's PM Meloni fires back, tells Trump to worry about his own…

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