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Trump reignites bizarre spat with Italian PM: ‘Asked over and over for a picture with me’
Power, Petulance, and the Weaponization of AllianceThe Story in BriefDonald Trump publicly repeated a claim that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked him for a photo at the G7 and was flattering him for political advantage. Meloni denied it. Trump then doubled down on Truth Social, turning a minor diplomatic interaction into a public loyalty performance and folding it into a larger grievance about Italy, NATO, Iran, and U.S. military power.Who Holds The PowerThis is not a clash between equals. Trump is the president of the United States, the head of the most powerful military and…
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