Trump-Meloni Feud Scraps June 22 U.S.-Italy Forum in Miami
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Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 25
Trump-Meloni Feud Scraps June 22 U.S.-Italy Forum in Miami
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Jun 25
Summary
A U.S.-Italy business and innovation forum planned for June 22 at Miami’s Biltmore Hotel was canceled after a public clash between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni derailed the event.
Trump triggered the fallout by saying Meloni had “begged” for a photo at the recent G7 summit; Meloni publicly rejected the claim, saying “Italy and I do not beg.”
Antonio Tajani, Italy’s foreign minister, then withdrew from his Washington trip, and officials said the forum quickly unraveled despite months of planning and expected trade and investment announcements.
Marco Rubio had been due to headline the gathering with corporate and diplomatic participants, leaving U.S. officials and diplomats scrambling to contain damage from what they saw as another self-inflicted diplomatic setback.