Trump-Meloni relationship turn sour

Far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was once considered one of Donald Trump’s closest allies in Europe, but their relationship has recently deteriorated. As Caitlin Brown reports, Meloni has fallen out of favor with the US president, in...

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