From the G7 summit photo to the Iran file.. How did the dispute escalate between Trump and Meloni?

She said on her Instagram page in response to Trump, who mentioned it on his platform Truth Social: "These persistent and unprovoked attacks are senseless"

She added: "Being your friend certainly didn’t help my popularity, she added "I suggest you focus on your own popularity"

Disagreements between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni

Trump said that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni repeatedly asked to take a picture with him during the G7 summit in France.

The dispute caused an unusual personal rift between Trump and one of the most prominent right-wing leaders in Europe, after Meloni sought to present herself as a bridge between Washington and the European continent with Trump’s return to power.

Trump initially told the channel "No7" The Italian said that Meloni begged him to take a picture with him during the G7 summit this week in France, adding that he only agreed because he pitied her.

Trump said in another post that "Melonie" She is not very popular in Italy, perhaps because she has distanced herself from the United States, a country that actually loves and protects Italy"

Criticism of Meloni’s performance

He also accused her of trying to mend relations with Washington for internal political reasons, after Italy did not support the American move against Iran.

Trump wrote. "Now that the United States has defeated Iran militarily, it wants us to be friends again in order to raise its numbers. No thank you!!!"

Trump also criticized Meloni’s performance and said that… "Bad in Italy"hinting that this was related to its refusal to allow the United States to use Italian airstrips or runways during the war with Iran.

Trump also reiterated his repeated complaint that the United States was spending huge sums of money to protect its allies. "Assumed" In NATO, saying that Washington contributes hundreds of billions of dollars to the defense of Italy and others.