Italy has responded with fury following comments made by US President Donald Trump in which he said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "begged me for a picture" at the G7 summit.
Meloni took to social media on Friday to set the record straight and said she was "frankly stunned" after Trump made the comments to Italian channel La7.
Meloni says Trump fabricated photo story
"Certain things merit an immediate reply. Donald Trump's declarations are completely fabricated," Meloni said in a video statement posted on X.
"I am frankly stunned. I don't know why the US president behaves this way towards his own allies, after all, this isn't the first time this has happened," Meloni said.
