Washington (US), 19 June (LaPresse) – Owing to the time difference, it took the American media a few hours to react to the exchange between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, but the diplomatic incident triggered by the US president’s remarks immediately made the front pages of the major US media outlets. “Italian Foreign Minister cancels US trip over Trump’s comments on Meloni,” reads the headline of CNN’s ‘breaking news’ story. “President Donald Trump’s comments to an Italian media outlet about Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have sparked a new diplomatic incident,” comments the all-news channel. “Meloni responds to Trump over claims regarding the G7 photo: ‘Neither I nor Italy ever beg’”, reads the headline in *The Hill*. *Politico* reports on the story, headlining: “Italy’s Meloni responds after Trump claimed she ‘begged’ him for a photo”. The Washington Post reports on its homepage that “Trump said the Italian Prime Minister ‘begged’ for a photo. She claims this is false”. The US edition of The Guardian, meanwhile, runs the headline: “‘Neither I nor Italy ever beg’: Meloni denies Trump’s ‘fabricated’ claims about the G7 summit”.
Italy–US: US media reactions to the Trump–Meloni clash
Washington (US), 19 June (LaPresse) – Owing to the time difference, it took the American media a few hours to react to the exchange between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, but the diplomatic incident triggered by the US president’s remarks immediately made the front pages of the major US media outlets. “Italian Foreign Minister cancels US trip over Trump’s comments on Meloni,” reads the headline of CNN’s ‘breaking news’ story. “President Donald Trump’s comments to an Italian media outlet about Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have sparked a new diplomatic incident,” comments the all-news channel. “Meloni responds to Trump over claims regarding the G7 photo: ‘Neither I nor Italy ever beg’”, reads the headline in *The Hill*. *Politico* reports on the story, headlining: “Italy’s Meloni responds after Trump claimed she ‘begged’ him for a photo”. The Washington Post reports on its homepage that “Trump said the Italian Prime Minister ‘begged’ for a photo. She claims this is false”. The US edition of The Guardian, meanwhile, runs the headline: “‘Neither I nor Italy ever beg’: Meloni denies Trump’s ‘fabricated’ claims about the G7 summit”.
