Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Facebook called on US President Donald Trump to stop baseless attacks and advised him to focus on maintaining his own popularity. This is reported by UNN.
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Meloni emphasized that Trump's public outbursts are pointless, and she no longer plans to return to discussing this topic, as such spectacles harm the unity of the Western world.
President Trump, these continuous and baseless attacks make no sense. ... My popularity depends on my ability to defend Italy's national interests, and that is exactly what I have always done
She added that her level of support among voters is in no way related to friendship or relations with Trump.
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Recently, a public scandal erupted between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni after the G7 summit in France. The American leader stated in an interview that the head of the Italian government allegedly begged him to take a joint photo because she really wanted it.
Later, Meloni accused Trump of fabricating the story and reproached him for acting with much greater respect towards the enemies of the West than towards old, established allies.
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