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dalton99a

(96,131 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:56 AM 16 hrs ago

"Gigiorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me"



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"I came along and gave Iran - the World’s number one sponsor of terror - HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of taxpayer money AND control of the Strait of Hormuz!!!"



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"Gigiorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me" (Original Post) dalton99a 16 hrs ago OP
He never apologizes, always compounds the problem. Sanity Claws 15 hrs ago #1
When he's called out on his lies he doubles and triples down agingdem 15 hrs ago #9
"Fake news. Sad!" Emile 15 hrs ago #2
(Italian by way of Google Translate) wyn borkins 15 hrs ago #3
Just malaise 15 hrs ago #4
The world hates shithole..................... Lovie777 15 hrs ago #5
+1. In a normal country the traitor rapist felon would be serving time in prison dalton99a 15 hrs ago #6
How did they allow him in the first time malaise 15 hrs ago #7
+1 dalton99a 15 hrs ago #10
Meloni pegged Trump for the traitor he is. Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #8
He's now referring to President Obama as Obuma? PittBlue 14 hrs ago #11
Furious right-wing Italian paper brands Trump with a vulgar term in scorching op-ed LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #12
News you can use from the opinion editors of the Italian right-wing daily Libero: LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #13

Sanity Claws

(22,460 posts)
1. He never apologizes, always compounds the problem.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:05 AM
15 hrs ago

I knew he would post something like that.

agingdem

(9,036 posts)
9. When he's called out on his lies he doubles and triples down
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:27 AM
15 hrs ago

expecting his target will back down and say “My mistake, you were right, thank you sir”…except Trump just made an ass of himself (and by extension the US) on the global stage.. and Meloni is the president of Italy not a schmucky congressman begging for his endorsement…

wyn borkins

(1,561 posts)
3. (Italian by way of Google Translate)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:11 AM
15 hrs ago

Questa è una notizia di ieri e lui è ancora un bugiardo.



This is yesterday's news and he's still a liar.

Lovie777

(24,358 posts)
5. The world hates shithole.....................
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:13 AM
15 hrs ago

and shaking their collectives head and wondering how in the world did USA citizens allow this monster back in.

Kid Berwyn

(25,424 posts)
8. Meloni pegged Trump for the traitor he is.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 08:19 AM
15 hrs ago

From The Guardian:

Responding in a video post on Instagram with the caption “Italy and I never beg”, Meloni said “some things deserve an immediate response”.

“Donald Trump’s declarations are totally invented,” she added. “Frankly, I am stunned. I don’t know why the US president behaves this way towards his allies. It’s not the first time it’s happened, I can only say it’s unfortunate he doesn’t show the same determination towards the west’s enemies.”

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/19/giorgia-meloni-stunned-donald-trump-claims-begged-him-photo

PittBlue

(4,869 posts)
11. He's now referring to President Obama as Obuma?
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:35 AM
14 hrs ago

He is the most disgusting pig on the face of the earth.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,665 posts)
12. Furious right-wing Italian paper brands Trump with a vulgar term in scorching op-ed
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 03:27 PM
8 hrs ago

This makes me smile. This paper is calling trump out for being an asshole

A right-wing Italian paper went after Trump with a vulgar name amid his spat with the country's prime minister.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-06-20T16:00:10.761Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-italian/

A right-wing Italian paper went after Trump with a vulgar name amid his spat with the country's prime minister.

"Sorry to say it, but I can't find, and perhaps there isn't, another way to say it," a translation of the Italian article from the Libero Quotidiano reads. "Donald Trump is an a—."

The article uses the Italian term "coglione," even using it in the headline, as it blasted Trump for ruining progress towards a friendly relationship with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by telling an Italian news network that she "begged" him for a photo during the G7 summit. Meloni denied the account and accused Trump of making it up in a fierce response that tore into him.

"Only an a— could ruin everything with a lie so huge as to become ridiculous," the article read. "Why say such nonsense? The answer can only be found in the definition of the word 'a—' which has entered the popular jargon of the Italian language: an inept, stupid person who acts with little intelligence."

Trump stood by his claim that Meloni was a "big fan" of his in comments to NBC News on Friday. Meanwhile, Meloni was cheered on across the world, even called "fabulous," for firing back at Trump.

Although the article attacks "the inadequacy of the American president," it does strike a sympathetic tone by admitting, "it is not the case to declare war on America," and "we do not deny it, we too had placed many hopes" in Trump.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,665 posts)
13. News you can use from the opinion editors of the Italian right-wing daily Libero:
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 05:52 PM
6 hrs ago

News you can use from the opinion editors of the Italian right-wing daily Libero:

"TRUMP IS AN ASSHOLE"
www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/esteri/...

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-06-20T12:46:10.950Z

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