Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with Trump at his Florida resort

[Polybius]

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/

[CentralMass]

1. Open for business.

[C0RI0LANUS]

2. POTUS was going to Italy anyway. This RW fascist snubbed Biden by jetting off to meet with Trumpf.

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/

[Evolve Dammit]

3. Might want to cancel the trip and tell the world why? Too much ring kissing

[Prairie Gates]

9. How is this a snub?

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

[C0RI0LANUS]

16. Hi Prairie Gates. Trumpf is not POTUS yet, so what's her rush? She has four years to see him.

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]

4. Seems like a slap in the face. Biden should cancel his meeting with her.

She's also pals with Elon.

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

I.hate.that.man

[Prairie Gates]

10. How so?

[IcyPeas]

22. It just feels that trump is one-upping Pres. Biden.

Just my opinion.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. Ukraine

I wonder how hostile she was on that topic. Probably VERY hostile.

She hates Russia.

[Callie1979]

7. She gave a VERY passionate speech on the war about 6 months ago

“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]

8. She has been one of the most ardent defenders of Ukraine in Europe

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.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. I think this is the plane.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11555753

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=33ffc1

[Autumn]

11. How much does he charge these foreign leaders to stay at his dump?

[turbinetree]

12. Did Victor Orban give her the speech to read..........

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]

13. "Trump defeated Biden in the November election and is preparing to return to the White House."

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

[LudwigPastorius]

14. Isn't she the beaming, little fascist?

[C0RI0LANUS]

18. Ave, LudwigPastorius! I trust your cat is doing well.

[LudwigPastorius]

24. She is doing great.

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]

25. Glad to hear Stella's fine. Have a musically-enriching year in 2025. Coriolanus

I'm enjoying this right now.

[LudwigPastorius]

27. Best wishes for you and yours, too.

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

[Irish_Dem]

15. All of this kowtowing is like giving a heroin addict an unlimited supply of drugs.

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

[CaptainTruth]

17. My better half calls her Nazi Barbie. It seems appropriate.

[SpankMe]

19. Nazi meets Nazi. n/t

[soldierant]

20. There was a Meloni on Finding Your Roots afew seasons back.

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.

[displacedvermoter]

21. Who wrote this shitty thing

Trump didn't defeat Biden in November. Who edited this.

[Deep State Witch]

23. Mussolini In A Dress

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

[samplegirl]

26. Grab her by the pussy