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Italy's top diplomat canceled a trip to the U.S. after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni slammed President Trump's claims that she "begged" him for a photo at the G7 summit. The dispute erupted after Trump told Italian broadcaster La7 that Meloni had pleaded with him for a photo at the meeting of leading industrialized nations in the French resort of Evian-les-Bains earlier this week.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused President Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her, after the U.S. President told an Italian TV channel that Meloni "begged" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.
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The highly public exchange is an indication that their earlier close ties have frayed since Trump's decision to go to war with Iran.
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