Italian PM Meloni Rejects Trump's Claim of 'Begging' for Photo

Rome. After US President Donald Trump claimed in an interview with an Italian television channel that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had 'begged' him for a photo, Meloni strongly objected. Expressing shock at Trump's remarks, she has created an open dispute between the two countries. Meloni called Trump's statement completely 'fabricated,' and Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has canceled his visit to the US, which was scheduled for early next week. This public dispute highlights how much the old close relationship between these two leaders has deteriorated in the months since the US decided to start a war with Iran....