Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's response to Donald Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV may strain her relationship with the White House, but it is likely to help her domestically. Remarkably, this outcome materialized in a staunch, if unwitting, defense of European values.
FLORENCE—There are moments when a deep well of individual feeling reveals something important about political history. One such moment happened when Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni responded to US President Donald Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV.
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