{"id":68631,"date":"2026-06-20T08:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=68631"},"modified":"2026-06-20T08:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:55:57","slug":"meloni-blasts-trump-over-fabricated-photo-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=68631","title":{"rendered":"

Meloni blasts Trump over \u2018fabricated\u2019 photo claim<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her after the US president claimed she had\u00a0\u201cbegged\u201d<\/em>\u00a0him for a photo during this week\u2019s G7 summit in France.<\/p>\n

According to a dubbed Italian-language version of a phone interview released by broadcaster La7 on Friday, Trump suggested that Meloni was desperate to pose with him during the gathering in Evian and that he\u00a0only\u00a0agreed\u00a0\u201cout of pity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The remarks triggered a sharp response from Meloni, who dismissed Trump\u2019s account as\u00a0\u201ccompletely fabricated.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI am frankly astonished. I don\u2019t understand why the president of the United States behaves this way with his allies,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Meloni said in a video statement posted on X on Friday.\u00a0\u201cI and Italy never beg.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani also took to X to announce that he was canceling a planned trip to the US scheduled for June 21-22.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe serious and offensive words of President Trump towards Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offend all of Italy,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the diplomat wrote.<\/p>\n

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