Before his inauguration on January 20, Donald Trump is multiplying invitations to his counterparts around the world from his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. After Argentine President Javier Milei, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, it was Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who was photographed in the residence of the future American president on Saturday January 4. “I am here with a fantastic woman, the Italian Prime Minister. She really took Europe and everyone by storm, and we’re having dinner together tonight,” Donald Trump rejoiced to the press.
Giorgia Meloni, who is a loyal friend of Elon Musk, should be a strong support for Donald Trump during his mandate given the proximity of their conservative ideologies. And according to our American colleagues, this meeting allowed them to already discuss the war in Ukraine, trade issues, news from the Middle East and the fate of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran since December 19, Cecilia Sala . The future president also invited the Italian prime minister to watch a documentary questioning the criminal investigations and legal scrutiny faced by John Eastman, a former Trump lawyer who played a central role in his unsuccessful efforts to overturn his defeat 2020 election.
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Meeting with Joe Biden on Thursday
Next week, it will be Joe Biden’s turn to speak with Giorgia Meloni. The American president is expected in Rome from this Thursday, January 9, where he is also expected to meet Pope Francis. The White House said the meeting between Biden and Meloni “will highlight the strength of the U.S.-Italy relationship” and that the president will thank the prime minister “for her strong leadership in the G7 over the course of of the past year.
