Giorgia Meloni says Donald Trump ‘made up’ claim she begged him for a photo

Meloni has hit out at former ally Trump over ‘completely made up’ claim in an Instagram post (Picture: Instagram)

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, a claim angrily denied by the Italian leader.

Video from the event in France showed Meloni and Trump deep in conversat...