A public row between Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President Donald Trump has prompted debate about how she's seen among Italians, after Trump claimed that she had repeatedly asked him for a photo during the G7 summit.
According to Trump, Meloni "begged" for the picture in an effort to boost her ratings, as he claimed that she was not faring well in the eyes of voters.
"She is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity, possibly because she turned down the United States of America, a Country that truly loves and protects Italy, when it came to denying Iran from obtaining or developing a Nuclear Weapon (But so did NATO, for that matter!)," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Meloni rejected the claim, calling it "senseless."
"As for my popularity, being your friend has certainly not helped it, nor does it depend on my relationship with you," Meloni said, before suggesting the president should focus on his own approval ratings instead.
