The foreign ministry has cancelled an Italy-United States business forum in Miami on Monday following foreign minister Antonio Tajani's decision not to travel to the US to attend the event after 'offensive' remarks by president Donald Trump directed at premier Giorgia Meloni

Trump reportedly claimed that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “begged” for a photo with him at France’s G7 summit this week.

The Italian government is pushing back after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 meeting.