Trump and Italy's Giorgia Meloni used to be buds. But a rift is widening
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"Italy and I do not beg," Meloni said in a video rebuke posted on social media Friday.
Italy's top diplomat, meanwhile, said he was cancelling a visit to the U.S because of the alleged remarks.
Meloni Slams Trump's 'Begged' Photo Claim
- Italy’s Meloni says Trump ‘totally invented’ story she begged him for photo The Japan Times —
- Italy's Prime Minister Says Trump ‘Totally Invented' Story That She Begged Him For Photo Huffington Post —
- Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni slams Trump's claim she 'begged' for a photo with him, diplomat cancels US trip ABC7 Los Angeles —
- Italy doesn’t ‘beg,’ Giorgia Meloni tells Trump Boston Globe —
- Trump-Meloni selfie row: Italy foreign minister cancels US visit Times Of India —