The Italian prime minister posted a video on X saying that Donald Trump’s claim she begged him for a photo were ‘completely made up’.
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The US president made the comment to Italy’s La7 after the G7 summit in France, saying: ‘She wanted a picture with me so badly. I wouldn’t have taken it, but I felt sorry for her.’
Italy PM Meloni ‘stunned’ by Trump’s claims she begged him for a photo ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/19/giorgia-meloni-stunned-donald-trump-claims-begged-him-photo
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