Donald Trump once again takes aim at Giorgia Meloni. During the Italian night between Sunday and Monday, the American president has a meme was published on Truth with the Prime Minister next to him, portrayed looking at him with an expression that the post attempts to transform into a sort of adoration. Completing the image is the caption: "A restraining order is needed“. A personal and irreverent attack, which comes after weeks of tension and after the attacks following the G7 in EvianThe prime minister, at least for the time being, has once again chosen not to respond. Her approach appears to be one of avoiding further provocation, though there remains dismay at yet another cold-blooded attack, just as she was quietly trying to mend relations with Washington. All this with a photo that makes for anything but clear reading.
The post is also significant because of the timing of its release. In fact, between July 7th and 8th, TRump and Meloni should meet at the same table at the NATO summit in AnkaraAn already delicate diplomatic step, made even more complicated by yet another outburst from the American president.
The social media outcry and the silence from Palazzo Chigi
Il memes about Meloni This is part of a series of very harsh comments Trump has posted on his social media. Around the same time, the American president also shared disparaging comments about Ali Khamenei's massive funeral in Tehran. Shortly before, during his speech marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, he had evoked the "communist threat." The new attack on the Italian prime minister does not stem from a direct political confrontation or a specific dossier. This is what makes the post even more unusual: Trump chooses to hit Meloni on a personal level, transforming an institutional image into a mocking joke.
From Palazzo Chigi, for now, no official reactionAn understandable choice, because responding would mean giving further scope to the provocation. But the case remains politically relevant: it's not just a meme, but a message published by the President of the United States against the Italian Prime Minister.
The weather also came to photograph the solidarity from Carlo Calenda"Trump is a despicable, two-bit bully. Full solidarity with the Prime Minister," the leader of Azione wrote on social media.
The NATO dossier and the issue of military spending
In Ankara, the The comparison will inevitably also be marked by the issue of military spendingItaly will enter the summit with a commitment of 2,8% of GDP in 2026, but will not use SAFE to further raise the bar. This decision comes despite Trump's public criticism of his European allies. After consultations with Giancarlo Giorgetti and Guido Crosetto, Meloni defined a set of promises to bring to the NATO table. The goal is to maintain a growth trajectory over the next two years and reassure Washington.
The problem, however, is that Trump's new social media outburst makes the situation more slippery. Meloni arrives at the summit with the need to defend Italy's credibility in the Alliance and, at the same time, avoid being drawn into a personal controversy with the American president. It's a difficult balance, because the issues at stake remain those of security and defense, but Trump's approach once again shifts the focus. confrontation on the terrain of provocation.
