The President of the United States, Donald Trump, criticized the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia MeloniIn an interview with Corriere della Sera, he stated that he was "shocked" by the Italian leader's stance.
The statement was made in a telephone conversation with the newspaper. Even before answering the questions, Trump questioned Italy's position.
"Are Italians pleased that their Prime Minister isn't giving us any help in obtaining oil? Does that please the people? I can't imagine. I'm shocked by her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong."
Questions and answers
Did you talk to her about it?
“No. She simply says that Italy doesn’t want to get involved. Even though Italy gets its oil from there, even though America is very important to Italy. She doesn’t think Italy should get involved. She thinks America should do the work for her.”
Regarding the Pope, Giorgia Meloni said that what he said is unacceptable.
"She is the one who is unacceptable, because she doesn't care if Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow Italy up in two minutes if she had the chance."
But did you talk about these things?
"No…"
You haven't spoken even once this month?
"No, we haven't spoken in a long time."
Why?
"Because he doesn't want to help us with NATO, he doesn't want to help us get rid of nuclear weapons. It's very different from what I thought."
Criticisms of Italy and Europe
In the interview, Trump stated that Meloni "is not the same person anymore" and criticized the situation in Italy and Europe.
"It's not the same person anymore, and Italy will never be the same country; immigration is killing Italy and all of Europe."
He also said that Europe was "destroying itself from within" because of migration and energy policies.
"They pay the highest energy costs in the world and aren't even prepared to fight for the Strait of Hormuz, from where they receive it. They depend on Donald Trump to keep it open."
NATO and defense
When questioned about making requests to Europeans, he stated:
"I asked them to send whatever they want, but they don't want to because NATO is a paper tiger."
Statements about the Pope
Trump also criticized the Pope when commenting on calls for peace:
"He doesn't understand and shouldn't talk about war, because he has no idea what's going on. He doesn't understand that in Iran they killed 42 protesters last month."
Commentary on Orban
Speaking about Viktor Orban, he said:
"He was a friend of mine, it wasn't my election, but he was a friend of mine, a good man, he did a good job with immigration. He didn't let people come and ruin his country like what happened with Italy."
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