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Trump hits out at Italy's Meloni after pushback on G7 photo claim
Key takeaways
- In a post on Truth Social, Trump also accused her of not supporting US efforts to "deny] Iran from obtaining or developing a nuclear weapon".
- He said that Meloni caused "a great logistical inconvenience" by barring the US from using Italian air facilities for American military operations in Iran.
- On Friday, the prime minister said she had been astonished by Trump's initial claim that she "begged" for a photo.
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Joshua Cheetham Handout via REUTERSGiorgia Meloni talked to the US president on Wednesday at the G7 summit in Evian in France US President Donald Trump has hit out at Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, repeating his claim that she asked "over and over" for a picture of them together at the G7 summit this week.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump also accused her of not supporting US efforts to "deny] Iran from obtaining or developing a nuclear weapon".
He said that Meloni caused "a great logistical inconvenience" by barring the US from using Italian air facilities for American military operations in Iran.
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