News Update : 'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Meloni hits back at Trump after his photo remark - TOI WORLD DESK

Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, firmly dismissed Donald Trump's allegations that she asked him for a photo at the G7 summit, calling his statements 'entirely fictitious.' Expressing her surprise and disappointment, Meloni stated that neither she nor her country would ever resort to begging. This confrontation signifies a potential rift in the previously friendly relationship between Meloni and Trump. Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, firmly dismissed Donald Trump's allegations that she asked him for a photo at the G7 summit, calling his statements 'entirely fictitious.' Expressing her surprise and disappointment, Meloni stated that neither she nor her country would ever resort to begging. This confrontation signifies a potential rift in the previously friendly relationship between Meloni and Trump. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/neither-i-nor-italy-ever-beg-meloni-hits-back-at-trump-after-his-photo-remark/articleshow/131858538.cms Date: 2026-06-19T12:08:44.000Z