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Italy's foreign minister cancels US tour after Trump's insult to Meloni

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has canceled a planned trip to the United States in response to comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Trump claimed that Meloni 'blackmailed' him into taking a photo with her during the G7 meeting in Evian, France. Meloni denied the allegations, stating that neither she nor Italy have ever engaged in such behavior. The incident follows Meloni's defense of Pope Leo XIV against Trump's criticism in April.

President Donald Trump hevdet at statsminister Giorgia Meloni «tryglet» ham om et bilde under G7-møtet. Nå avlyser Italias utenriksminister sin planlagte USA-tur i protest.

Publisert: 19.06.2026 15:03

– Donald Trumps alvorlige og krenkende ord mot statsminister Giorgia Meloni krenker hele Italia, skriver utenriksminister Antonio Tajani på X.

Støtten fra partikollegaen kommer etter at Trump fortalte en italiensk TV-kanal at Meloni «tryglet» ham om å ta et bilde sammen med ham under G7-møtet i byen Evian i Frankrike. Videre skal han ha sagt at han gikk med på det fordi han syntes synd i henne.

I et videoklipp på X , tilbakeviser Meloni det hun mener er oppspinn.

– Verken jeg eller Italia har noensinne tryglet om noe, sier hun.

Trump og Meloni har tilsynelatende stått på god fot med hverandre, men pipen skal ha fått en annen lyd etter at Meloni forsvarte pave Leo XIV mot Trumps kritikk i april.

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Italy's foreign minister cancels US tour after Trump's insult to Meloni

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has canceled a planned trip to the United States in response to comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Trump claimed that Meloni 'blackmailed' him into taking a photo with her during the G7 meeting in Evian, France. Meloni denied the allegations, stating that neither she nor Italy have ever engaged in such behavior. The incident follows Meloni's defense of Pope Leo XIV against Trump's criticism in April.

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