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Italy's prime minister cheered across world as she delivers 'thrashing' to Trump
Trump’s Lie, Italy’s HumiliationThe Real PowerDonald Trump is the president of the United States. Giorgia Meloni is the prime minister of Italy. That asymmetry is the story. When Trump invents a scene in which Meloni supposedly “begged” him for a photo, he is not just being crude. He is using the prestige of U.S. office to degrade an ally publicly and test how much disrespect allies will absorb before they answer back.Meloni’s reply was unusually direct because the insult was unusually naked. She called the claim “completely made up” and said Italy does not beg. That is not diplomatic…
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