Italian FM cancels US visit over reported Trump comments

[AFP reports – ](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/italian-fm-cancels-us-visit-111808632.html?ncid=redditnewsus) Italy’s foreign minister on Friday cancelled a visit to the United States over reported comments by US President Donald Trump that appeared to mock Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

“The grave and offensive words of President Trump… offend the whole of Italy,” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who had been due to visit the US on June 21 and 22, said on X.

Meloni said she was “stunned” by Trump’s comments to Italian channel La7 in which, according to a transcript provided by the network, he said Meloni “wanted a picture with me so badly” at the G7 summit and he agreed only because he “felt sorry for her”.

He also suggested that Meloni might be “happy that I talked to her, I didn’t have to talk to her”.

Meloni has given a genuine effort to connecting Trump with Europe. She was better positioned than most other European leaders to give it a try. But you cannot work with the guy

Honestly, this was long overdue. The rest of the world let him get away with his shenanigans for far too long..

Meloni is fuming here, her non verbal communication is absolutely stunning..