The unannounced go to to Florida got here forward of Meloni’s deliberate talks with President Joe Biden this week in Rome, the final worldwide journey of Biden’s presidency.
Observers anticipated Meloni and Trump to speak about Ukraine, potential U.S. tariffs on European firms and the Middle East. Meloni is above all eager to discover a fast answer to the detention of an Italian journalist in Iran.
The journalist, Cecilia Sala, was arrested in Tehran after Italian police detained an Iranian wished by the Americans, Mohammad Abedini-Najafabad. If the U.S. have been to drop the extradition request or make different concessions to Iran it might facilitate Sala’s launch, which might be an enormous win for Meloni at dwelling.
According to media experiences, Trump and Meloni met for 90 minutes earlier than viewing a screening of a documentary questioning the felony investigations confronted by John Eastman, Trump’s former lawyer.
Trump advised the gathered members of his Mar-a-Lago crowd: “This may be very thrilling. I’m right here with a unbelievable lady, the prime minister of Italy,” based on the experiences.
“She’s actually taken Europe by storm,” Trump reportedly stated.
The go to will add to the hopes of Meloni’s supporters that she might develop into Trump’s major interlocutor in Europe, regardless of Meloni’s alignment with the Biden administration on Ukraine. The two met in Paris final month on the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Meloni additionally has a great relationship with Elon Musk, the tech billionaire who’s an in depth ally of Trump.