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US President Donald Trump renewed his claim that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni repeatedly asked for a photograph with him during the G7 summit. Writing on Truth Social, Trump said she requested a picture “over and over”. Meloni had earlier dismissed the allegation as “completely fabricated”, triggering a public dispute between the two leaders

Washington DC: A day after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claim that she 'begged' him for a photograph during this week’s G7 summit, US President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on his claim that Meloni had "begged" him for a selfie, saying she asked him "over and over" for a photo during the G7 summit in France.

Trump doubles down

Taking to Truth Social, he wrote, "Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France. She is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity, possibly because she turned down the United States of America, a Country that truly loves and protects Italy, when it came to denying Iran from obtaining or developing a Nuclear Weapon (But so did NATO, for that matter!)."

He further said, "She wouldn’t even let us use Italy’s landing strips or runways, a great logistical inconvenience, and this despite the fact the U.S. contributes hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year to protect Italy, and other “so-called” NATO Allies. Now, after the United States defeated Iran militarily, she wants to be friends again in order to get her “numbers up.” No thanks!!!"