‘There will be a trade deal, 100%,’ Trump says as he hosts Italy’s Meloni – latest

Could Meloni be Europe’s Trump card?

Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s right-wing prime minister, is well-positioned to engage with Donald Trump, having developed a strong rapport with him, who has praised her leadership. Meloni’s ideologies align closely with Trump’s, as evidenced by her critiques of mass migration and “globalist elites” in a recent video message. While she has mostly refrained from criticizing Trump’s administration, she did label his tariffs on the EU as “absolutely wrong,” indicating some tensions in their otherwise favorable relationship.