'Italy and I never beg.' That sharp, defiant line from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has become the defining moment of a growing diplomatic dispute after US President Donald Trump allegedly claimed she had 'begged' him for a photograph during the G7 Summit.
The remark, which Trump reportedly made in comments to media outlets following the summit, quickly sparked backlash from Rome and triggered a wave of political and diplomatic reactions that turned a personal claim into an international controversy.
