Diplomatic tensions between Italy and the United States escalated on Friday, June 19, after Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced the cancellation of his upcoming visit to Washington in response to comments made by Donald Trump about Giorgia Meloni.
In an interview aired on an Italian television channel earlier in the day, the US president claimed that the Italian Prime Minister had “begged” him for a photograph during the G7 Summit.
The latter was swift in dismissing the allegation, calling it a complete fabrication.
