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Meloni left ‘stunned’ after Trump claims she begged him for a photo
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Meloni left ‘stunned’ after Trump claims she begged him for a photo

The Guardian · Jun 19, 2026, 2:10 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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US president provokes outrage as PM says he ‘totally invented’ story in interview with Italian media Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said Donald Trump “totally invented” a story about her after the US president claimed she begged him to take a photo with her during the G7 summit.The two former allies had appeared to be getting their relationship back on track by having several one-to-ones on the sidelines at the gathering in Évian after falling out in April over the US-Israeli war in Iran. Continue reading...

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