Top Italian diplomat cancels U.S. trip after prime minister slams Trump's claim about G7 photo

Source: www.nbcnews.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:33:31 GMT

Italy's top diplomat canceled a trip to the U.S. after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni slammed President Trump's claims that she "begged" him for a photo at the G7 summit. The dispute erupted after Trump told Italian broadcaster La7 that Meloni had pleaded with him for a photo at the meeting of leading industrialized nations in the French resort of Evian-les-Bains earlier this week.

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