Trump met with Italian Prime Minister Meloni, and both publicly stated: "Let the West great again."
On Thursday, April 17, Italian Prime Minister Meloni visited the White House and held talks with Trump. During the meeting, Trump accepted Meloni's invitation to visit Italy. The two also publicly expressed confidence in facilitating "Let the West be great again."
At noon on Thursday, Trump welcomed Meloni at the White House. Before the meeting, Meloni told reporters in the White House Cabinet Room that she expected to discuss trade and tariff issues with Trump, and said: "I believe we can reach an agreement, and I am here to help facilitate the agreement."
Commentators believe that the female Italian prime minister wants to leverage her shared philosophy and good relationship with Trump to play a special key role between the US and Europe. Meloni said that she cannot represent the EU in reaching an agreement, but she can act as a key intermediary between Trump and European countries. She said: "My goal is to invite President Trump for an official visit to Italy and see if it is possible to organize a meeting with Europe during his visit to Italy."
Before the meeting between the leaders of the United States and Italy, facing loud questions from journalists, Trump said that trade negotiations were progressing smoothly, and a trade agreement was expected to be announced, but there was no rush. When asked how confident he was about reaching a trade agreement with Italy, Trump replied, "Very confident," and Meloni laughed after hearing this. Before they entered the White House, Trump pointed to Meloni and said she was: "A great person."
After the meeting, Meloni and Trump jointly gave a speech in the Oval Office. As the leader of Italy's right-wing party "Brothers of Italy," Meloni talked about her political similarities with Trump and mentioned the war in Ukraine. Due to the U.S. not inviting the EU to join negotiations with Russia, tensions arose in US-EU relations.
Meloni told Trump: "My goal is to make the West great again, and I believe we can achieve this together." Trump responded: "We definitely can."
Meloni also expressed her belief that the US and Europe can work together to achieve "fair and lasting" peace in Ukraine. "We have always been defending the freedom of Ukraine together."
Meloni also told the media that U.S. President Trump has accepted her invitation for an official visit to Italy. Trump will also have the opportunity to meet with other European leaders.
Source: rfi
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