Meloni Slams Trump Over G7 Photo Claim: "Italy and I Never Beg"

After US President Donald Trump told a TV channel that the Italian Prime Minister had "begged" him for a photo at the G7 Summit, Giorgia Meloni countered his claim, saying that it was "completely made up". While speaking to an Italian media outlet, the Republican leader said that he did not "have to" talk to Meloni and that she was "probably happy" that he spoke to her. Trump spoke to Italy's La7 TV channel in a brief interview and said that Meloni wanted to take a picture with him "so badly". He then said that he would not have taken the picture but he felt "sorry for her". "She's probably happy I talked to her. I didn't have to talk to her. She begged me to take a picture with her. She wanted a picture with me so badly. I wouldn't have taken it, but I felt sorry for her," Trump told the TV channel.