President Trump walked straight past Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni without greeting her ahead of a group photo of NATO leaders — while Meloni gazed at the ground.
Trump and Meloni have clashed in recent weeks over her refusal to allow the US military to use Italian bases during the Iran war.
The US president demeaningly claimed that Meloni begged him for a selfie at last month’s G7 summit in France, prompting a fierce rebuke from the PM, who claimed she was “appalled” by his “completely fabricated” claim.
Over the weekend, Trump posted an image of Truth Social of Meloni gazing up at him and smiling with the caption: “Restraining order needed.”
