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Prairie Gates

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9. Vance tried to sideline Meloni by calling directly to Matteo Salvini on Ukraine

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 23, 2025, 06:37 PM

Mar 2025

Giorgia Meloni, whatever you might say about her, is a vicious knife-fighter and does not put up with men trying to make end runs around her. They'll probably end up coming back (Musk is revered by the Italian right), but this is a shot across the bow from Meloni: do not fuck around.

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