Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, chosen by POLITICO the ‘strongest individual in Europe’, was yet one more head of state to make the pilgrimage to Palm Seashore, Florida, to have dinner with incoming US President Donald J. Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Moreover the US and Italy being essential allies, and Trump and Meloni having a considerably related method to coverage in a variety of topics, there’s additionally an fascinating query of timing.
Meloni’s go to, in any case, comes simply days earlier than she is to obtain outgoing President from hell Joe Biden, who will journey to Rome and the Vatican on Jan. 9, in his remaining journey abroad.
Bloomberg reported:
“Trump walked in to a film screening at his resort with Meloni and pointed her out to a crowd.
‘That is very thrilling, I’m right here with a implausible girl, the prime minister of Italy. She’s actually taken Europe by storm, and everybody else, and we’re simply having dinner tonight’.”
NOW: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has simply arrived at Mar-a-Lago with President Trump
The place’s @elonmusk?
pic.twitter.com/bq8KPanYrc— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 5, 2025
Additionally current was Marco Rubio, Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, who referred to as Meloni a ‘nice ally, robust chief’.
“Overseas leaders who’ve visited Trump for the reason that election embrace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, President Javier Milei of Argentina and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary.
The assembly might be a chance to deal with the case of Cecilia Sala, the Italian journalist detained by Iran final month.”
The assembly was cordial, and the Trump/Meloni partnership has every thing to blossom, however thus far, there’s nonetheless a ways between them, as observers in social media observed by the Italian PM’s all the time very noticeable physique language.
Meloni crossed her arms throughout her chest, hugging herself whereas posing for pictures. One X person even facetiously mentioned she wished Elon Musk was there as an alternative of Rubio.
SEE IT: Trump introduced incoming Secretary of State Marco Rubio with him as he hosted Italian PM Giorgia Meloni at Mar-a-Lago tonight
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 5, 2025
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