'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Giorgia Meloni rejects Trump's claim she begged for a photo – video (opens in new tab)

The Italian prime minister posted a video on X saying that Donald Trump's claim she begged him for a photo were 'completely made up'. The US president made the comment to Italy’s La7 after the G7 summit in France, saying: 'She wanted a picture with me so badly. I wouldn’t have taken it, but I felt sorry for her.'