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Italy's Meloni pushes back on Trump's 'fabricated' claim as top diplomat cancels U.S. trip
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly cancelled a planned trip to the United States this weekend, calling Trump's claims "serious and offensive" toward Meloni and all of Italy.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, Italy’s Meloni pushes back on Trump’s ‘fabricated’ claim as top diplomat cancels U.S. trip, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly cancelled a planned trip to the United States this weekend, calling Trump’s claims “serious and offensive” toward Meloni and all of Italy.
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- Italy's Meloni pushes back on Trump's 'fabricated' claim as top diplomat cancels U.S. tripPBS News - 2026-06-19T15:18:38+00:00
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