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'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Meloni hits back at Trump claim that she begged for a photo

'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Meloni hits back at Trump claim that she begged for a photo
France 24 Saturday 20 June 2026, 08:59 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. 'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Meloni hits back at Trump claim that she begged for a photo Europe Issued on: Share Italy and the United States have plunged into a diplomatic spat on Friday, after Donald Trump told Italian media that its prime minister had "begged him for a photo" at the recent G7 summit. It immediately sparked outrage in Italian political circles and beyond, drawing a response from Georgia Meloni herself as the fallout continues. Story by Luke Shrago.
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