'Neither I nor Italy ever beg': Giorgia Meloni rejects Trump's claim she begged for a photo

The Italian prime minister posted a video on X saying that Donald Trump's claim she begged him for a photo were 'completely made up'. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 The US president made the comment to Italy’s La7 after the G7 summit in France, saying: 'She wanted a picture with me so badly. I wouldn’t have taken it, but I felt sorry for her.' Italy PM Meloni ‘stunned’ by Trump’s claims she begged him for a photo ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/19/giorgia-meloni-stunned-donald-trump-claims-begged-him-photo The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theGuardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #GiorgiaMeloni #DonaldTrump #FalseClaim #photo #misogyny