Marjorie Taylor Greene sides with Giorgia Meloni
Greene responded after Meloni shared a video responding to comments Trump made about her following the recent Group of Seven summit in France.
“I believe @GiorgiaMeloni, she is amazing!” Green wrote on social media. “Trump lies. Continual.’
The post marked the latest public rift between Greene and the president, whom she has increasingly criticized in recent weeks.
Meloni directly addressed Trump’s comments in a video posted online.
“There is one thing he must remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg,” she said, adding that she was “stunned” by the president’s comments.
The Italian leader added: “I don’t know why the President of the United States behaves this way towards his allies – it is certainly not the first time this has happened,” Meloni added.
She continued: “I can only say that it is unfortunate that he does not show the same resolve against the enemies of the West and the United States – against the leaders with whom he actually appears to be much more accommodating.”
Trump made the comments during an interview with Italian television network La7.
“She really wanted to take a picture with me,” Trump said, according to a translation. “She’s probably glad I talked to her.” I didn’t have to talk to her.’
He added: “She begged me to take a picture with her. She wanted to take a picture with me so badly. I wouldn’t have done it, but I felt sorry for her.”
Relations between the two leaders have soured during the war against Iran, after Meloni expressed concern over a deadly attack on an Iranian school and defended the Vatican’s criticism of the conflict.
Shortly before Meloni’s response was posted online, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced he was canceling a trip to the United States scheduled for next week.
“President Trump’s serious and insulting words towards Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offend all of Italy,” Tajani wrote on social media.
“For this reason, I have decided to cancel my visit to the United States, scheduled for June 21 and 22.”
Greene’s criticism comes after she also questioned Trump’s stance on foreign conflicts during a recent appearance on CNN. The Source.
“After that interview came out and he stated that he never said he would have no war, no more foreign wars, people have been rolling out video after video of him saying during his campaign, just like I heard him say so many times in person when I campaigned with him, where he said, ‘No more foreign wars, I will end the war. I will bring world peace,'” Greene said.
“He said that over and over again,” the former congressman added.
