Trump reportedly insults Meloni, Macron, Pope; Italy cancels minister's visit

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly launched a barrage of insults at allied leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Pope Francis. The Italian government deemed Trump's remarks about Meloni particularly offensive, leading to the cancellation of Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's visit to Washington.

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Neither Italy nor I beg anyone.

According to European media, Trump told Italian network "TV7" that Meloni "begged" him for a photo together during a recent G7 summit. Meloni vehemently denied this, stating in a response published by "Le Monde" that "neither Italy nor I beg anyone." She expressed bewilderment at Trump's behavior towards allies, contrasting it with his perceived leniency towards the leaders of Western adversaries.

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I don't understand why the U.S. president behaves this way towards his own allies, and it's only regrettable that he doesn't behave this way towards the leaders of the enemies of the West and America, towards whom he is very considerate.

"Le Monde" noted Trump's previous criticism of Meloni, including his shock that she refused to include Italy in his operation against Iran. Italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera" reported Trump called Pope Francis a "weakling," French President Macron "constantly makes mistakes," German Chancellor Scholz "doesn't know what he's talking about," and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer "is no Churchill."

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The report also mentioned Trump's threat to "punish" Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez with trade sanctions for denying the U.S. use of Spanish bases during the Iran operation. Additionally, "The New York Times" reportedly described a White House video depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife in a manner akin to gorillas as "outdated racism."

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constantly makes mistakes