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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maira Butt

Top diplomat axes US trip over Trump remarks that ‘offend all of Italy’

Donald Trump Italy Giorgia Meloni United States Antonio Tajani
  • Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cancelled his upcoming visit to the United States.
  • The cancellation followed alleged "serious and offensive" remarks made by President Donald Trump regarding Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
  • Trump reportedly claimed Meloni "wanted a picture with me so badly" and that he only agreed because he "felt sorry for her."
  • Tajani said that Trump's comments "offend all of Italy," prompting his decision to call off the trip scheduled for 21 and 22 June.
  • Meloni herself dismissed Trump's account as "made up," saying that "Neither I nor Italy ever beg."

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Italy’s deputy PM cancels US trip over ‘serious and offensive’ Trump comments about Meloni

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