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The Pope and Italy’s prime minister tussle over Donald Trump
C onflicting SIGNALS are reaching the new American administration from Rome. And some carry a whiff of incense. While Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, was preparing to fly to Washington to schmooze President Donald Trump and his chums, a leader on the other side of the Tiber was communicating stark disapproval of their plans.
Trump whisperer? Italy's Meloni navigates a high-stakes relationship
He hails a fantastic woman sweeping all before her in Europe. She praises a strong and shrewd defender of the West. Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni are fast forging a new transatlantic "special relationship".

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Italy’s Meloni to leverage strong ties with Trump — but as president whisperer or Trojan horse?
After forging unexpectedly fond ties with President Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni is poised to leverage a more natural alliance with incoming President Trump that positions her as a key interlocutor between the U.
Simplification, not deregulation, is the EU’s answer to the Trump revolution
But with Trump preparing to rip up federal regulation and rethink the parameters of government action, the EU’s moves look altogether more tentative. “The engagement is not to deregulate, but to simplify,
Analysis-Trump Whisperer? Italy's Meloni Navigates a High-Stakes Relationship
Indeed, in theory, Meloni has much to benefit by being in Trump's good books. NATO member Italy has a big trade surplus with the United States and a diminished defence budget, putting her on a collision course with the new administration, unless she can leverage her ties with the president to deflect this.
As the Vatican braces for Trump II, a key question arises: Will the pope and the president get along?
The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism and embraced family-oriented and conservative policies, echoing a general trend of young U.S. Catholic men shifting rightward.
Italy's Meloni to attend Trump inauguration, officials say
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, officials from her office said on Friday, in a trip that should further strengthen her ties with the U.
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