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"Italy and I do not beg," Meloni said in a video rebuke posted on social media Friday. Italy's top diplomat, meanwhile, said he was cancelling a visit to the U.S because of the alleged remarks.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused President Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her, after the U.S. President told an Italian TV channel that Meloni "begged" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.
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The highly public exchange is an indication that their earlier close ties have frayed since Trump's decision to go to war with Iran.
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