Donald Trump has had a falling out with the Italian prime minister. In fact, as you may have heard, the entire country is angry with the president. Giorgia Meloni hit back hard, accusing Trump of fabricating a story about her. Trump had said: "She begged me to take a picture with her.She wanted a picture with me so badly.
I wouldn’t have taken it, but I felt sorry for her."TRUMP SAYS MELONI 'WANTS TO BE FRIENDS AGAIN' AFTER ITALY REFUSED TO HELP US AMID IRAN WARItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends her annual press conference in Rome on Jan.9, 2026.
(Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)"Donald Trump’s statements are completely made up," said the prime minister, who has been an ally."I am frankly astonished.
I don’t know why the president of the United States behaves like this towards his allies: it is not the first time, moreover..."There is one thing he should remember: Neither I nor Italy ever beg."The flap, which prompted Italy's foreign minister to cancel a planned U.S.visit, underscores how Trump's policies, here and abroad, are driven by personal relationships.TRUMP BLASTS CLOSE ALLY MELONI, SAYS SHE’S FAILING US ON IRAN What we might view as a harmless bit of embellishment managed to insult an entire country, and alienate one of the few European leaders who has backed the U.S. In the wake of Trump's memorandum of understanding with Iran, which has been fiercely criticized by Republicans as well as Democrats for making too many concessions, he is taking flak from another ally as well. Israel's top newspaper, owned by billionaire donor Miriam Adelson, denounced the president.TRUMP DEFENDS WAR DEAL IN MARATHON PRESSER, USING SEMANTICS ON WHY IRAN IS GETTING $300 BILLIONThe headline: "You could have been the greatest president of all, but you failed."Miriam Adelson, widow of billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, has been a supporter of President Donald Trump.
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)In Israel Hayom, Danny Zaken wrote th...