- Italy’s Meloni, once Trump’s closest ally in Europe, says he made up a story about her NPR
- Italy Doesn’t ‘Beg,’ Giorgia Meloni Tells Trump The New York Times
- From Trump whisperer to Trump basher: Meloni takes on US president Reuters
- Trump said Italy’s prime minister ‘begged’ for a photo. She says that’s false. The Washington Post
- Italy’s Meloni says Trump ‘made up’ story that she ‘begged’ him for photo at G7 BBC