Trump Unleashes Shock Attack on His Top European Ally

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President Donald Trump has turned on one of his top allies in Europe after she slammed his rant against Pope Leo as “unacceptable.”

Trump, 79, has railed against Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for daring to say that he was wrong to criticize Leo for speaking against needless wars and for promoting peace.

Just as he did on https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-brutally-dumps-maga-icon-he-once-called-tremendous/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-brutally-dumps-maga-icon-he-once-called-tremendous/">Monday to the influencer Riley Gaines, who criticized Trump for posting an AI-generated image depicting him as Jesus Christ, the president quickly turned on Meloni, a https://time.com/7278270/meloni-white-house-visit-trump-whisperer/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://time.com/7278270/meloni-white-house-visit-trump-whisperer/">so-called “Trump whisperer.”

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