Trump doubles down on feud with Italian Prime Minister Meloni, insisting she asked for G7 photo

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

US President Donald Trump deepened his feud with Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on Saturday, doubling down on claims that she insisted on a photo with him at the G7 summit in France this week.

"Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France," Trump wrote on social media of a leader who has been a key European ally.

He claimed that Meloni's popularity was plummeting, suggesting it was a result of her refusing to help the US in its conflict against Iran.

But the Italian leader was quick to rebuff Trump's declarations, suggesting his argument was nonsense and advising the president to direct his attention toward his own popularity rather than hers.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/italian-foreign-minister-cancels-trip-132003920.html

Projection from predator piggy.

[Jim__]

1. What a childish thing to argue about!

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Guy trying to bag a date with Blondie

as if he's still got it.

[struggle4progress]

3. He really can focus on horse-puckies

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Waiting for Trump's AI video with her begging him for it.

[Deuxcents]

5. IF she had asked for a picture with him, I'm sure he'd have obliged but she rebuffed him and that's the riff

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Furious right-wing Italian paper brands Trump with a vulgar term in scorching op-ed

This makes me smile. This paper is calling trump out for being an asshole

A right-wing Italian paper went after Trump with a vulgar name amid his spat with the country's prime minister.

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A right-wing Italian paper went after Trump with a vulgar name amid his spat with the country's prime minister.

"Sorry to say it, but I can't find, and perhaps there isn't, another way to say it," a translation of the Italian article from the Libero Quotidiano reads. "Donald Trump is an a—."

The article uses the Italian term "coglione," even using it in the headline, as it blasted Trump for ruining progress towards a friendly relationship with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by telling an Italian news network that she "begged" him for a photo during the G7 summit. Meloni denied the account and accused Trump of making it up in a fierce response that tore into him.

"Only an a— could ruin everything with a lie so huge as to become ridiculous," the article read. "Why say such nonsense? The answer can only be found in the definition of the word 'a—' which has entered the popular jargon of the Italian language: an inept, stupid person who acts with little intelligence."

Trump stood by his claim that Meloni was a "big fan" of his in comments to NBC News on Friday. Meanwhile, Meloni was cheered on across the world, even called "fabulous," for firing back at Trump.

Although the article attacks "the inadequacy of the American president," it does strike a sympathetic tone by admitting, "it is not the case to declare war on America," and "we do not deny it, we too had placed many hopes" in Trump.

[Prairie Gates]

10. I beat them to it

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21312548

[tanyev]

7. Silenzioso, Piggy!

[Wednesdays]

8. Once again, his ego leads him to destructive diplomacy.

He could have just said nothing, but NOOOOO. He can't let a WOMAN have the last word.

[republianmushroom]

9. trump lies a lot. enough said