Donald Trump raised the subject of customs duties with Giorgia. “She didn't change my opinion”
When asked if Thursday's conversation from Meloni changed his mind and prospects for customs duties, Trump denied. – No, customs make us rich. We lost a lot of money for Biden, trillions of dollars, trillions on trade, and now the whole wave turned around. We earn a lot of money, “Trump said, sitting next to Melons in the oval office.
Although the matter of commercial negotiations and agreement with the European Union was to be the main topic of conversations with the Italian Prime Minister, Trump said they didn't spend much time to discuss this issue. Despite this, at the beginning of the meeting he assured that he would conclude a contract with Europe.
Donald Trump provides: there will be a contract
– Oh, there will be a trade agreement, at 100 percent Why do you think it won't be? Of course there will be a trade agreement. They really want to make it. And we intend to conclude a trade agreement. I fully expect it. And it will be an honest contract – said Trump.
During the meeting in the oval office, he assessed that Other countries want this agreement more than him.
Before the visit of Melons and ministers, her government announced that she would be a mediator in commercial talks between the USA and the EU, using her good relations with the US president. During the meeting, Meloni announced that Italy will increase the import of LNG gas from Americawhich is one of Washington's demands, and that he is counting on cooperation in nuclear energy.
She also said that Trump accepted her invitation to visit Rome in the near future.
Trump praised the head of the Italian government, calling Ją “one of the real leaders in the world”. Meanwhile, Melons emphasized that together with Trump they fight against the ideology of “Woke” and illegal immigration. When Trump later said that “he is not a fan of Europe” when it comes to approaching immigration, Melons assured him that thinking in Europe is changing.
The head of the Italian government will return to the country on Thursday to host the US vice president JD Vance, who was also present at the Thursday meeting.
