"My popularity is none of your business": Meloni delivers a firm rebuttal to Trump, who again claimed she had actively sought photos with him in the past.
Looking back at the origin of the conflict: Trump previously asserted that during the G7 summit, Italian Prime Minister Meloni repeatedly approached him for photos in an attempt to boost her declining approval ratings. At the time, Meloni dismissed this as pure nonsense.
Now, Trump has launched another attack on Truth Social, claiming that Meloni's current desire to curry favor with the U.S. and improve relations with him is solely aimed at boosting her own popularity.
Meloni responded by stating that befriending Trump has done nothing to increase her support ratings; a leader’s popularity is never built on personal relationships with others, but rather on defending national interests.
"Regardless, my popularity is not something you have any right to comment on. I suggest you focus more on your own approval ratings."
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