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Meloni tells Trump to 'focus on your own popularity' as spat escalates

newsJun 20, 2026482,160

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told U.S. President Donald Trump to "focus on your own popularity" after Trump claimed she begged him for a photo at the G7 summit in France. Trump wrote that Meloni "wanted a photo with me so badly" and said he "felt sorry for her," even misspelling her name as "Gigiorgia." Meloni shot back, saying "My popularity is none of your concern. I suggest you focus on yours" and insisting Italy "never beg" for favors from Washington. The public clash between two NATO leaders has strained diplomatic norms after the summit and raised questions about relations between the United States and Italy.

Mrs. Betty Bowers
@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Let’s avoid the temptation to venerate Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni just because she called Trump out for his lies about her. Meloni is a “family values” fascist. She leads the Brothers of Italy, which was founded by supporters of dictator Benito Mussolini. She is no moderate or hero.

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Cat19

Agreed. They are both fascists, she is just the smarter fascist.

Number One Hen12

Agreed, but her chutzpah is to be admired.

Tariq Moustapha10

The moral is that one garbage human can be less awful than another garbage human.

Markus S. aus E. in ZH8

Meloni, at least, takes a crystal-clear stance against Putin, unlike Trump.

JefeDeLosGatos8

Stalin helped defeat Hitler. And crush Nazism. True! Stalin was a very awful person. And a mass murderer. Also true!

Matt O’Rourke 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 🇪🇺7

They’re two cheeks of the same arse , this portraying her as a hero is laughable.

Leslie Burton7

Nothing like watching the bad guys fighting one another?

Ms B Moran5

Agreed. I’m just glad a woman stood up strongly to Trump. He trashes and degrades women every chance he gets and she was having none of it.

amstermom.bsky.social4

Even fascist Italian women, unlike fascist American women, won't put up with being denigrated by Trump.

mysharona61.bsky.social3

Yes, but…. It’s fun to see him dismissed by a woman for the pos that he is! I’ll let Italy sort out Italy. We have enough on our plate!

SarcARSEtic Irish Paw Paw3

Like Kemp and those others, doing 1 good thing does not make you good

angecat.bsky.social3

She is a bad person and I find her anti-immigration and anti gay and trans platforms abhorrent but it's a sign of the times that some are happy because it's only this bad person who has called him the liar that he is

Will3

Right now shes the only one standing up to him. In italy they call him "il pedofilo arancione" It translates to "the orange pedophile".

Robert K.3

It’s nothing new for fascists to fight each other, after all.

David P Warren3

No but any enemy of his, especially one who stands up to him, deserves recognition of sorts

MackemFox2

Fascists have a history of rucking with each other after the majority have kicked them well into touch...

Jerry 'J for Jenius' Snodgrass2

To be fair, she's far less of a Nazi than Trump and his entire regime.

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