‘Make the West great again’ Meloni meets Trump at the White House

As the first EU leader to enter the Oval Office since the latest round of U.S.–EU tariff sparring, the pair held a 90‑minute amidst strained trans‑Atlantic ties.

Meloni pressed for a 90 day freeze to explore tariff options, which Trump called ‘possible, maybe easy’.
On NATO and defence, Meloni reiterated Italy will reach the 2% GDP spending target this year.

The leaders discussed a U.S.-Italy minerals deal to fund Kyiv’s reconstruction, with Trump adding that the EU must step up on security guarantees.

Both railed against illegal flows of migrants, though Meloni defended the EU’s broader asylum pact that Trump ridiculed.

Trump accepted an invitation for an official visit to Rome “in the near future” and said he would consider meeting EU officials there if progress on tariffs is visible.

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