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20 Jun 2026, 15:55

Trump wrote on Truth Social: Meloni's popularity in Italy has sharply declined, perhaps because he and NATO turned their backs on the United States during the mission to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Italy didn't even allow us to use its airstrips, which was a major logistical barrier; this while the U.S. spends hundreds of billions of dollars annually to protect Italy and other NATO allies. The U.S. President concluded with a condescending tone: Now that the United States has militarily defeated Iran, he wants to befriend us again to boost his popularity; but no, thank you!
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Giorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy, responded to Donald Trump's recent attacks with a sharp statement on her Instagram page, calling the U.S. President's verbal assaults "unfounded and meaningless."
In this message addressed to Trump, Meloni wrote: "My popularity has nothing to do with my relationship with you, and being friends with you hasn't helped it. My popularity stems from my ability to defend Italy's national interests; that is what I have always done."
The Prime Minister of Italy also defended her decision during the recent war and her refusal to allow the U.S. to use military bases in the country, adding: "The use of U.S. military bases on our soil is subject to mutual agreements that we have always respected. As long as I am Prime Minister, these agreements should not be violated; because Italy remains an independent country with sovereign rights."
Meloni concluded: "In any case, my level of popularity is none of your business. I suggest you focus on your own popularity."
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