Trump Says Meloni Begged for G7 Photo as She Calls Claim Fully Made Up
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 19
Trump Says Meloni Begged for G7 Photo as She Calls Claim Fully Made Up
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 19
Summary
At this week’s G7 summit in Evian, Donald Trump said Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni “begged” him for a joint photo, prompting an immediate public denial from Meloni.
Meloni called the claim “fully made up,” turning what might have been a routine summit interaction into the latest flare-up between the two leaders.
The exchange underscored that their first known face-to-face meeting since they began sparring earlier this year did not repair ties between the erstwhile political allies.