Italy’s Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, said this Sunday (21) that the statements made by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, accusing the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, of trying to improve her domestic popularity by reestablishing ties with the USA, are “incomprehensible”.
Tejoni even canceled a planned visit to the United States because of the case.
The Italian prime minister accused Trump on Friday (19) of lying for claiming that she had “begged” for a photo with him during the G7 summit in France.
on Saturday (20), misspelling her name as “Gigiorgia” in a post on his Truth Social platform, in which he stated that “she wants to be friends with him again to increase her approval ratings.”
Meloni was once an outspoken supporter of Trump and was the only European leader to attend his inauguration in 2025.
Italy’s first female prime minister told the American leader on Saturday that “being his friend will certainly .
Trump reiterated previous criticism of Italy for not allowing the use of American military bases in the country during the , initiated by the US and Israel in late February.
Earlier this year, Meloni criticized him for attacking Pope Leo XIV for his condemnation of the conflict with Iran.
This, in turn, provoked a scathing response from the American president, who accused her of lacking courage.
In any case, Tajani stated that, regardless of the messages, Italy “will continue to cooperate within NATO and in transatlantic and bilateral relations.”
