{"id":14624,"date":"2026-06-19T14:23:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14624"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:23:32","slug":"italy-nixes-envoys-u-s-visit-as-leader-meloni-stunned-by-trump-comments-neither-i-nor-italy-beg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14624","title":{"rendered":"Italy nixes envoy&#8217;s U.S. visit as leader Meloni &#8220;stunned&#8221; by Trump comments: &#8220;Neither I nor Italy beg&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Italy&#8217;s Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said Friday she was left &#8220;stunned&#8221; by President Trump reportedly telling an Italian network that she had &#8220;wanted a picture with me so badly&#8221; at the G7 summit earlier in the week, and that he only said yes because he &#8220;felt sorry for her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s probably happy I talked to her. I didn&#8217;t have to talk to her,&#8221; Italian TV channel La 7 quoted Mr. Trump as saying. The network only released an Italian voice-dubbed version of the conversation, so CBS News has not been able to verify his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She begged me to take a picture with her. She wanted a picture with me so badly. 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Video showed the pair deep in conversation during the event.<\/p>\n<p>Meloni was the only European leader to come to Washington for Mr. Trump&#8217;s second inauguration, and her right-wing politics made her a more logical partner for the White House than other leaders of major European economies, some of whom have been sharply critical of Mr. Trump&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/17\/ea8544a1-b46d-46f4-9904-bbc585680789\/thumbnail\/620x443\/39016ea325248f7586f06c3f0be6bcb7\/ap25107583158562.jpg#\" alt=\"Trump US Italy \" height=\"443\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/17\/ea8544a1-b46d-46f4-9904-bbc585680789\/thumbnail\/620x443\/39016ea325248f7586f06c3f0be6bcb7\/ap25107583158562.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/17\/ea8544a1-b46d-46f4-9904-bbc585680789\/thumbnail\/1240x886\/994eee70a45a1c5e2cec69cded7e841e\/ap25107583158562.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">President Trump greets Italy&#8217;s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni upon her arrival at the White House, in an April 17, 2025 file photo taken in Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Tom Brenner\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the Iran war has put a strain on their relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In April, after <span class=\"link\">Mr. Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s anti-war views<\/span>, Meloni called his remarks\u00a0 &#8220;unacceptable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m shocked at her,&#8221; 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