{"id":2005,"date":"2026-06-22T20:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2005"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:45:59","slug":"trumps-cheap-shot-sets-off-italian-pride-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2005","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Cheap Shot Sets Off Italian Pride Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s spat with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is already backfiring\u2014and fueling a nationalist backlash in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2003\">How Jeffrey Epstein Exploited Bill Gates\u2019 \u2018Hellscape\u2019 Marriage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has been attacking Meloni, one of his strongest allies in Europe, claiming that she was \u201cbegging\u201d to take a picture with him at the G7 Summit in France last week. But in Italy, the remarks are being increasingly viewed not just as a slight to Meloni, but to the whole country itself.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meloni, until this point, had avoided any harsh criticism of Trump while leading Italy, but responded in a 30-second clip on social media, calling his assertions \u201ccompletely made-up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\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 said. \u201cThere is one thing he should remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Political experts told the Financial Times that Trump\u2019s digs are uniting Italians across the political spectrum against him. They said that Meloni\u2019s ability to stand up to Trump has been well-received. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an unprovoked attack on her by President Trump and she had to react,\u201d Senator Lucio Malan, the chief whip of Meloni\u2019s Brothers of Italy party, told the outlet. \u201cI think that most Italians approve of the defense of national dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Giovanni Orsina, a political scientist at Rome\u2019s Luiss University, told the FT, \u201cThis attack was personal, implying a lack of dignity. But she does not see this as some petty personal issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a matter of honor, and honor, for a nationalist, is political,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s as if he slighted the Italian flag somehow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After his original comments, Trump also tried to attack her polling, writing on his Truth Social platform, \u201cShe is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity,\u201d adding, \u201cNow after the United States defeated Iran militarily, she wants to be friends again in order to get her \u2018numbers up\u2019. No thanks!!!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2001\">Trump\u2019s Mall Cops Launch Bonkers Crackdown on Slime Crisis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meloni promptly hit back in an Instagram post, blasting Trump\u2019s \u201cconstant, unprovoked attacks\u201d as \u201csenseless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for my popularity, being your friend certainly has not helped it, nor does it depend on my relationship with you. My popularity depends on my ability to defend Italy\u2019s national interest, and that is exactly what I have always done,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn any case, my popularity is none of your concern,\u201d she concluded. \u201cI suggest you focus on yours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her public defiance of Trump comes as she has been one of Trump\u2019s strongest allies in Europe. The pair agree on many political items as their political careers have been rooted in right-wing populism<\/p>\n<p>Until now, she had hardly publicly criticized Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Stefano Stefanini, Italy\u2019s former ambassador to NATO, told the FT that pushing back against Trump in this way could actually help Meloni\u2019s popularity. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump is electorally toxic in Europe, even on the right,\u201d Stefanini told the outlet. \u201cBeing in an anti-Trump camp now can bring her some electoral benefits.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Orsina noted that Meloni\u2019s response to Trump\u2019s attacks has overall created a \u201cpositive image\u201d for the prime minister, suggesting that it has offered a \u201csilver lining\u201d to a fight she had \u201cdesperately tried to avoid\u201d. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe small woman leader of a way less powerful country that stands up to the bully,\u201d he noted. \u201cThat\u2019s a great narrative.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1999\">MAGA Rebel Says Trump\u2019s Movement Set to \u2018Collapse Under Own Weight\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s spat with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is already backfiring\u2014and fueling a nationalist backlash in Italy. Read more How Jeffrey Epstein Exploited Bill Gates\u2019 \u2018Hellscape\u2019 Marriage Trump has been attacking Meloni, one of his strongest allies in Europe, claiming that she was \u201cbegging\u201d to take a picture with him at the G7 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump\u2019s Cheap Shot Sets Off Italian Pride Fight - Nationwide Inter State Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2005\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump\u2019s Cheap Shot Sets Off Italian Pride Fight - Nationwide Inter State Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Donald Trump\u2019s spat with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is already backfiring\u2014and fueling a nationalist backlash in Italy. 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