{"id":2616180,"date":"2026-06-19T10:36:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serious-and-offensive-words-spark-heated-clash-between-trump-and-italys-meloni-in-wake-of-g7\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:37:35","slug":"serious-and-offensive-words-spark-heated-clash-between-trump-and-italys-meloni-in-wake-of-g7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serious-and-offensive-words-spark-heated-clash-between-trump-and-italys-meloni-in-wake-of-g7\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Serious and Offensive Words&#8217; Spark Heated Clash Between Trump and Italy&#8217;s Meloni in Wake of G7"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fserious-and-offensive-words-spark-heated-clash-between-trump-and-italys-meloni-in-wake-of-g7%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2616180&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-family-and-staff-at-each-others-throats-in-white-house-report-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden family and staff at each other&#039;s throats in White House: Report - Washington Examiner\">article discusses tensions<\/a> between U.S.President Donald Trump and Italian Prime minister Giorgia Meloni, which reignited after Trump made controversial comments about Meloni. Despite previously causing a rift over Italy&#8217;s actions related to Iran and Meloni&#8217;s support for Pope Leo XIV, the two had appeared to reconcile during a G7 summit. Though, Trump&#8217;s remarks-claiming Meloni begged for a photo and suggesting she was happy to talk to him only as she wanted a picture-offended Italian officials and led to strong criticism from Italy&#8217;s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Meloni herself. Meloni responded by dismissing Trump&#8217;s claims as false and expressed disappointment at his behavior toward allies, emphasizing that Italy and she do not beg for favors. An Italian official accused Trump of damaging U.S.-europe relations with his inflammatory comments, which have risks of undermining goodwill between italy, Europe, and the United States.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just as President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were cooling off their feud, it flared up again due to comments Trump made about Meloni.<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s action in barring the use of a base in connection with the Iran war had riled Trump, as had Meloni\u2019s defense of Pope Leo XIV after he criticized the war, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/06\/17\/we-have-always-been-friends-trump-and-meloni-make-amends-at-g7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EuroNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have always been friends,\u201d Meloni said after European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa noted the two talking during the G7 summit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was abandoned,\u201d Trump said, only to have Meloni interject with a smile, \u201cNo, you were not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The veneer of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cordial relations peeled back<\/a> after an Italian TV channel quoted Trump as making comments that inflamed Italian sensibilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s probably happy I talked to her. I didn\u2019t have to talk to her,\u201d Trump was quoted as having said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/meloni-fights-back-after-trump-tells-italian-tv-she-begged-photo-with-him-g7-2026-06-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe begged me to take a picture with her. She wanted a picture with me so \u200bbadly. I wouldn\u2019t have taken it, but I felt sorry for her,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Those were fighting words, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani declared, noting that because of them, he would not come to the U.S. as planned next week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe grave and offensive words of President Trump\u2026 offend the whole of Italy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meloni was livid, as noted by Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s statements are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-denies-trump-claim-she-rejected-offer-for-10000-troops-at-capitol-on-jan-6\/\" title=\"Pelosi Denies Trump Claim She Rejected Offer For 10,000 Troops At Capitol On Jan. 6\">completely made<\/a> up. I am frankly astonished. I don\u2019t \u200cknow why \u2060the president of the United States behaves like this towards his allies: it is not the first time, moreover,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"it\">Io e l\u2019Italia non imploriamo mai. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sTpKlqWB67\">pic.twitter.com\/sTpKlqWB67<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GiorgiaMeloni\/status\/2067917590945788408?\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  \u201cI can only say it is disappointing that he does not show the same determination with the enemies of the West and of the United States, whose leaders he instead treats with far greater indulgence,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is one thing he should remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>An Italian government official laid it on even thicker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is \u200bunclear whether out \u2060of intent or ineptitude [Trump] is wrecking the historic relations between the United States and Europe,\u201d Giovanbattista Fazzolari, undersecretary to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-meena-harris-social-media-posts-could-interfere-with-u-s-diplomacy-with-india\/\" title=\"Officials say Meena Harris social media posts could interfere with U.S. diplomacy with India\">prime minister\u2019<\/a>s office, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith his inappropriate outbursts, he has managed no easy feat, to make the United States unpopular across the entire European continent, damaging not \u2060only Europe \u200bbut above all the United States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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