Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, once seen as a close ally of Trump in Europe, has also emphasized Italy’s distance from the Iran war.
When it was reported Italy had denied the use of a Sicilian airbase to U.S. military aircraft after concluding proper authorization procedures had not been followed, Trump issued a critical response, insisting: “Italy wasn’t there for us, we won’t be there for them.”
The U.S. President accused the Pontiff of being “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy” after the religious leader called for an end to the war in Iran.
“I find President Trump’s words regarding the Holy Father to be unacceptable,” Meloni said. “The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, and it is right and normal that he should call for peace and condemn all forms of war.”
Italy is predominantly a Catholic country.
Trump later told Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera that Meloni was the “unacceptable” one, claiming she “doesn’t care if Iran has a nuclear weapon.”
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