Giorgia Meloni’s expressions spoke louder than words when she came face‑to‑face with Donald Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara. In their first public meeting since a very public spat, cameras caught Meloni as she turned away as Trump approached, setting social media alight with speculation about whether the Italian prime minister was visibly snubbing the U.S. president. The awkward moment follows Trump’s claims that Meloni “begged” him for a photo at the G7 summit—a claim she flatly denied—and his accusation that Italy refused to grant the U.S. access to its military bases during the Iran war scenario.

The NATO summit in Turkey will bring Trump face to face with Giorgia Meloni, once dubbed Europe’s 'Trump whisperer,' after weeks of insults, accusations and an Italian decision to…

Meloni was once seen as a close ally of Trump, but the relationship faltered last month when he told Italian TV channel La7 that she had “begged” him to take a photo with her at a…