President Trump blasted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday morning, slamming her and other NATO allies for their refusal to assist the US in the war with Iran and trolling her for begging him to take a photo. Meloni, Trump said, “asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France.”The President continued, “She is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity, possibly because she turned down the United States of America, a Country that truly loves and protects Italy, when it came to denying Iran from obtaining or developing a Nuclear Weapon (But so did NATO, for that matter!).”Trump became increasingly frustrated with NATO after the war with Iran started, frequently blasting the alliance as unreliable and a “paper tiger” after they refused to provide any support.Trump’s statement comes after Giorgia Meloni lost it, attacking Trump in a video statement on Friday.“Certain things deserve an immediate response,” she said after Trump snubbed her in an interview, claiming she “begged” for a photo with him. “Donald Trump’s statements are totally made up and completely invented. I am frankly astonished.”Meloni continued, “I don’t know why the President of the United States behaves this way with his allies — and it’s not the first time.”“I can only say that it’s a shame he doesn’t show the same resolve toward the enemies of the West and the enemies of the United States, toward which he is instead much more accommodating,” she said. “But one thing he should remember: Neither I nor Italy ever beg.”Meloni shared the clip on X, writing, “Neither I nor Italy ever beg.”WATCH:!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2vbt6g"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");Rumble("play", {"video":"v79ct66","div":"rumble_v79ct66"});Trump doubled down on his previous statements in a Saturday Truth Social post. “She wants to be friends again in order to get her ‘numbers up.’ No thanks!!!” he said.Full statement below:Italian Prime Minister Gigiorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France. She is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity, possibly because she turned down the United States of America, a Country that truly loves and protects Italy, when it came to denying Iran from obtaining or developing a Nuclear Weapon (But so did NATO, for that matter!). She wouldn’t even let us use Italy’s landing strips or runways, a great logistical inconvenience, and this despite the fact the U.S. contributes hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year to protect Italy, and other “so-called” NATO Allies. Now, after the United States defeated Iran militarily, she wants to be friends again in order to get her “numbers up.” No thanks!!! President DJT As The Gateway Pundit reported, Meloni lashed out at Trump on Friday.Trump had reportedly told an Italian news outlet that Meloni “begged” him for a photo at the G7 Summit in France. The channel did not release an English version of the interview; instead, it aired a dubbed version.“She’s probably happy I talked to her. I didn’t have to talk to her,” Trump said. “She begged me to take a picture with her. She wanted a picture with me so badly. I wouldn’t have taken it, but I felt sorry for her.”Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Natonio Tajani described Trump’s comments as “serious and offensive” and canceled a trip to the US because of them.“I Am Astonished!” – Triggered Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Lashes Out at Trump Over Claim She “Begged” for Photo, Deputy PM Cancels Trip to US (VIDEO)/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i