Meloni wouldn't ask for a photo even under threat says Crosetto

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said

Friday the President Donald Trump's assertion that Premier

Giorgia Meloni begged him for a photo during the G7 summit was

not credible.

"I cannot imagine Giorgia Meloni asking anyone for a photo, not

even under threat," said Crosetto, a senior member of Meloni's

right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party.

"I can, however, imagine how difficult it must have been for her

to set aside what Trump had said weeks ago, in the interests of

Italy, Europe, and the West," he added, referring to the

president's criticism of Meloni for Italy's stance on the Iran

war.

"And I can imagine how difficult it will be for her not to

comment on this latest faux pas by the U.S. President in the way

that it deserves...

"Remarks of this kind do no one any good: neither the U.S., nor

Italy, nor the alliance".

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