Meloni was once a vocal supporter of Trump and the only European ‌leader to attend his inauguration in 2025.

ROME, June 19 - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the U.S. President told an Italian TV channel that she had \"begged\" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ROME, June 19 - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the U.S. President told an Italian TV channel that she had \"begged\" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.