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Meloni 'stunned' by Trump's comment she 'begged' for photo

Donald Trump's comments that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "begged for a picture" have elicited a furious response from Rome. Meloni said she was "stunned." Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesJun 19, 2026, 11:00 PM
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DWJun 19, 2026, 11:00 PM

Meloni 'stunned' by Trump's comment she 'begged' for photo

Donald Trump's comments that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "begged for a picture" have elicited a furious response from Rome. Meloni said she was "stunned."

Sky NewsJun 19, 2026, 12:03 PM

'Completely made up': Italy's PM on Trump's comments she begged him for photo

Italian Prime ​Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused Donald Trump of making up a story about her, after ‌the US president told an Italian TV channel that she had "begged" him to take a picture with her at the G7 summit in France.

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