Top diplomat axes US trip over Trump remarks that ‘offend all of Italy’

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleItalian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cancelled his upcoming visit to the United States. The cancellation followed alleged "serious and offensive" remarks made by President Donald Trump regarding Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Trump reportedly claimed Meloni "wanted a picture with me so badly" and that he only agreed because he "felt sorry for her." Tajani said that Trump's comments "offend all of Italy," prompting his decision to call off the trip scheduled for 21 and 22 June. Meloni herself dismissed Trump's account as "made up," saying that "Neither I nor Italy ever beg."In fullItaly’s deputy PM cancels US trip over ‘serious and offensive’ Trump comments about MeloniThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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