US President Donald Trump’s comments to an Italian media outlet about the country’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have sparked a fresh diplomatic incident.

The Italian government is pushing back after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 meeting

President Donald Trump said that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni "wanted a picture with me so badly" at the G7 summit in France.

Antoni Tajani has pulled out of the visit, saying Trump’s comments on Giorgia Meloni comments ‘offend all of Italy’

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni furiously accused Donald Trump of telling a ‘completely made up’ story about her – before hitting out at the US president for pandering to enemies of the West. Trump told an Italian TV channel that Meloni had ‘begged’ him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit,

Italy's foreign minister on Friday cancelled a visit to the United States over reported comments by US President Donald Trump that appeared to mock Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Italian Prime ​Minister Giorgia Meloni accused President Trump of spreading fake news about her with his claim that she "begged" for a photo with him at G7.

Trump said the Italian prime minister 'wanted a picture with me so badly' at the G7 summit and he agreed because he 'felt sorry for her' Italy's foreign minister on Friday cancelled a visit to the United States over reported comments by US President Donald Trump that appeared to mock Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.