Italian minister cancels US trip after Trump claims Meloni begged him for photo

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-19 · 12:14 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has canceled a planned visit to the United States following reported comments by former President Donald Trump. Trump claimed that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "wanted a picture with me so badly" at the G7 summit and that he agreed out of pity. Tajani stated that Trump's "grave and offensive words" insulted all of Italy. Meloni expressed being "stunned" by the remarks, which were broadcast by Italian channel La7. The visit was scheduled for Sunday and Monday.

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Meloni expressed she was 'stunned' by Trump's comments.

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Tajani stated that Trump's words 'offend the whole of Italy'.

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Trump claimed Meloni 'wanted a picture with me so badly' at the G7 summit and he agreed because he 'felt sorry for her'.

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Italian minister Antonio Tajani cancelled a US visit due to reported comments by Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

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Italian minister cancels US trip after Trump claims Meloni begged him for photoTrump said the Italian prime minister ‘wanted a picture with me so badly’ at the G7 summit and he agreed because he ‘felt sorry for her’2-MIN READ2-MIN1ListenPublished: 8:14pm, 19 Jun 2026Italy’s foreign minister on Friday cancelled a visit to the United States over reported comments by US President Donald Trump that appeared to mock Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.“The grave and offensive words of President Trump … offend the whole of Italy,” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who had been due to visit the US on Sunday and Monday, said on social media.Meloni said she was “stunned” by Trump’s comments to Italian channel La7 in which, according to a transcript provided by the network, he said Meloni “wanted a picture with me so badly” at the G7 summit and he agreed only because he “felt sorry for her”.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x

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