After Meloni says Trump fabricated story, Italy’s top diplomat nixes US trip

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Italy’s Meloni says Trump ’totally invented’ story that she begged him for photo The Italian prime minister has accused Trump of making up a story that she ‘begged’ him for a photo at the G7 summit in France. A diplomatic row between United States President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has escalated, with Italy’s top diplomat cancelling an upcoming visit to the US. At issue is Trump’s claim that Meloni “begged” him for a photograph during the Group of Seven (G7) meeting in France earlier in the week.