Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with Trump at his Florida resort
The Hindu
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Florida to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on January 4, 2025, as the key European leader sought to buttress ties with Mr. Trump before his inauguration on January 20.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Florida to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday (January 4, 2025), as the key European leader sought to buttress ties with Mr. Trump before his inauguration on January 20.
Members of Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort welcomed Ms. 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 January 12. Trump defeated Biden in the November election and preparing his return to the White House.
While no details of their meeting have been disclosed, Ms. Meloni had planned to talk with Mr. 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.
Ms. Meloni's office declined to comment on the reports.
She is seen as a potentially strong partner for Mr. Trump given her conservative credentials and the stability of the right-wing coalition she heads in Italy. She has also forged a close relationship with billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk, a close Trump ally who spent more than a quarter-billion dollars to help him win the election.
"This is very exciting. I'm here with a fantastic woman, the prime minister of Italy," Mr. Trump told the Mar-a-Lago crowd, according to a media pool report. "She’s really taken Europe by storm."
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