President Donald Trump said Giorgia Meloni did not let the U.S. use Italy's landing strips in its war against Iran and rejected being friends with her.
Italian President Giorgia Meloni clapped back at President Trump for "senseless" attacks Saturday and went after the president's own political popularity as their extraordinary transatlantic feud escalated.
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