He posted a meme showing Meloni appearing to look upward at him, with the caption: ‘Restraining order needed.’
On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his public feud with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by posting an edited photo on social media implying the 49-year-old Italian leader is obsessed with him.
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On his Truth Social, Trump posted a meme showing Meloni appearing to look upward at him, with the caption: “Restraining order needed.”
Trump claimed last month that the Italian leader repeatedly sought photo opportunities with him during the G7 summit in France and that her domestic popularity had suffered because of her stance toward the United States.
“She’s probably happy I talked to her. I didn’t have to talk to her,” Trump told Italian broadcaster La7 last month. “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 destroyed the international order and rules.
Most people, “We don’t care about politics.”
Now he destroys the football rules.
America’s disrespect for rules is like a cancer. No area can be immune. pic.twitter.com/5FdWgsL3P0
— Li Zexin 李泽欣 (@XH_Lee23) July 6, 2026
In response, the Italian Prime Minister said she was “astonished” by Trump’s “completely made-up” statements. “There is one thing he should remember: neither I nor Italy ever beg,” said Meloni, who has been viewed as ideologically aligned with some of Trump’s positions.
Since the United States and Israel launched massive attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, Trump has repeatedly criticized Italy for refusing to allow the use of its airfields during U.S. operations related to Iran.
Following the publication of the photo of Trump, Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met to agree on a strategy based on ignoring “what is considered a personal attack, deemed unmotivated and lacking context.” The rift between the two began after they were photographed at the G7 summit chatting on a sofa, seemingly staged for the world to show that their friendship had been rekindled.
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Sources: Xinhua – Corriere della Sera
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