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Polybius

(19,031 posts)
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 04:49 AM Jan 5

Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with Trump at his Florida resort

Source: Reuters

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Florida to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday, as the key European leader sought to buttress ties with Trump before his inauguration on Jan. 20.

Members of Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort welcomed Meloni with applause after an introduction by the president-elect, according to videos shared on social media by reporters and others.

Her trip comes days before she is to meet U.S. President Joe Biden during a visit to Rome from Thursday to Jan. 12. Trump defeated Biden in the November election and is preparing to return to the White House.

While no details of their meeting have been disclosed, Meloni had planned to talk with Trump about Russia's war in Ukraine, trade issues, the Middle East and the plight of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran, according to Italian media reports.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italian-pm-meloni-flying-us-meet-trump-italian-media-report-2025-01-04/

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Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with Trump at his Florida resort (Original Post) Polybius Jan 5 OP
Open for business. CentralMass Jan 5 #1
POTUS was going to Italy anyway. This RW fascist snubbed Biden by jetting off to meet with Trumpf. C0RI0LANUS Jan 5 #2
Might want to cancel the trip and tell the world why? Too much ring kissing Evolve Dammit Jan 5 #3
How is this a snub? Prairie Gates Jan 5 #9
Hi Prairie Gates. Trumpf is not POTUS yet, so what's her rush? She has four years to see him. C0RI0LANUS Jan 5 #16
Seems like a slap in the face. Biden should cancel his meeting with her. IcyPeas Jan 5 #4
How so? Prairie Gates Jan 5 #10
It just feels that trump is one-upping Pres. Biden. IcyPeas Jan 5 #22
Ukraine JustAnotherGen Jan 5 #5
She gave a VERY passionate speech on the war about 6 months ago Callie1979 Jan 5 #7
She has been one of the most ardent defenders of Ukraine in Europe Prairie Gates Jan 5 #8
I think this is the plane. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 5 #6
How much does he charge these foreign leaders to stay at his dump? Autumn Jan 5 #11
Did Victor Orban give her the speech to read.......... turbinetree Jan 5 #12
"Trump defeated Biden in the November election and is preparing to return to the White House." COL Mustard Jan 5 #13
Isn't she the beaming, little fascist? LudwigPastorius Jan 5 #14
Ave, LudwigPastorius! I trust your cat is doing well. C0RI0LANUS Jan 5 #18
She is doing great. LudwigPastorius Jan 5 #24
Glad to hear Stella's fine. Have a musically-enriching year in 2025. Coriolanus C0RI0LANUS Jan 5 #25
Best wishes for you and yours, too. LudwigPastorius Jan 6 #27
All of this kowtowing is like giving a heroin addict an unlimited supply of drugs. Irish_Dem Jan 5 #15
My better half calls her Nazi Barbie. It seems appropriate. CaptainTruth Jan 5 #17
Nazi meets Nazi. n/t SpankMe Jan 5 #19
There was a Meloni on Finding Your Roots afew seasons back. soldierant Jan 5 #20
Who wrote this shitty thing displacedvermoter Jan 5 #21
Mussolini In A Dress Deep State Witch Jan 5 #23
Grab her by the pussy samplegirl Jan 5 #26

C0RI0LANUS

(2,699 posts)
2. POTUS was going to Italy anyway. This RW fascist snubbed Biden by jetting off to meet with Trumpf.
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 05:58 AM
Jan 5

Giorgia Meloni speaking at CPAC 2022 (Photo: Hermann Tertsch and Victor Gonzalez)

In 2024, Forbes ranked Meloni as the third most powerful woman in the world and she was listed among the most influential people in the world by Time magazine.

Joe Biden’s last trip as POTUS will be to Italy. Between 9 - 12 Jan POTUS will be in Rome, where he will meet with PM Giorgia Meloni, President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, and Pope Francis on 10 Jan to “discuss efforts to advance peace around the world.”

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni

https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2024/12/20/biden-in-italy-jan-9-12-it-will-be-his-last-trip-as-president/

Prairie Gates

(3,922 posts)
9. How is this a snub?
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 10:11 AM
Jan 5

She has to meet with Trump. She will meet with Biden as planned. I don't get the snub aspect?

C0RI0LANUS

(2,699 posts)
16. Hi Prairie Gates. Trumpf is not POTUS yet, so what's her rush? She has four years to see him.
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 04:00 PM
Jan 5

Do you think Joe Biden appreciated the fact that the Italian PM flew over to see Trumpf before his imminent summit with her in Rome?

We can't read his mind, but I don't think he liked it.

From a taxpayer expense, her boondoggle cost Italy money, as well as the US.

The USSS provides security teams for world leaders when they are on US soil, cocooning the foreign leader's own bodyguards. The State Dept issues visas for those personnel and her aircraft gets extra careful treatment and security at MIA. Local police are paid overtime to lead her motorcade from the airport to Mar-a-Lago. Then we reverse the order when she departs.

All this, just to see a man who is not president yet?

We can agree to disagree, Prairie Gates, if you think "snub" was the wrong word.

IcyPeas

(23,100 posts)
4. Seems like a slap in the face. Biden should cancel his meeting with her.
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 07:34 AM
Jan 5

She's also pals with Elon.

Also, see the photos in the Reuters link. Why's he touching her?

I.hate.that.man

Callie1979

(509 posts)
7. She gave a VERY passionate speech on the war about 6 months ago
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 10:05 AM
Jan 5

“Defending Ukraine means defending that system of rules that holds the international community together and protects every nation”
Maybe she'll tell Trump the same thing & then kick him in the nuts

Prairie Gates

(3,922 posts)
8. She has been one of the most ardent defenders of Ukraine in Europe
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 10:09 AM
Jan 5

Much to the dismay of Putinists who very likely contributed to getting her in power.

On other issues, she and the FdI are, of course, awful. Genitore uno, genitore due stuff.

turbinetree

(25,546 posts)
12. Did Victor Orban give her the speech to read..........
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 11:32 AM
Jan 5

so she can talk out of both sides of her mouth and get a few pointers from the traitor............it is absolutely amazing how they grovel to a 34 count felon..............

COL Mustard

(7,151 posts)
13. "Trump defeated Biden in the November election and is preparing to return to the White House."
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 11:37 AM
Jan 5

Come on, Reuters. You can do better than that.

LudwigPastorius

(11,491 posts)
24. She is doing great.
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 09:58 PM
Jan 5

Stella's looking almost full-grown now, but still has the energy of a kitten.

If she wants to play, and I'm doing something else like working on the computer, she'll come in, jump in my lap, and start gnawing on my fingers!

C0RI0LANUS

(2,699 posts)
25. Glad to hear Stella's fine. Have a musically-enriching year in 2025. Coriolanus
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 11:27 PM
Jan 5

I'm enjoying this right now.

LudwigPastorius

(11,491 posts)
27. Best wishes for you and yours, too.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:13 AM
Jan 6

Schubert's last four quartets are all good stuff. I've got a set of them by Quartetto Italiano.

Irish_Dem

(63,044 posts)
15. All of this kowtowing is like giving a heroin addict an unlimited supply of drugs.
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 03:01 PM
Jan 5

It is narcissist fuel and will make Trump totally out of control.

soldierant

(8,151 posts)
20. There was a Meloni on Finding Your Roots afew seasons back.
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 07:03 PM
Jan 5

Turns out the name "Meloni" doesn't come from any family, but was bestowed upon an ancestor who was a "foundling" - mother couldn't keep him and turned him over to nuns anonymously (you could do that then some convents has "foundling windows" where you could leave the baby" and that the name was probably - tough no one can be certain - bestowed on the child because his hear was round.

I cannot see her name without thinking of that.

Deep State Witch

(11,577 posts)
23. Mussolini In A Dress
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 08:36 PM
Jan 5

I've heard Meloni referred to as "Mussolini In A Dress." Well, I guess she and Mango Mussolini were comparing notes.

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