“Italy. We have a woman, a young woman – although I can't say that, because usually after such words a political career ends. She is a beautiful young woman. Now in the United States if you call a woman beautiful, it's the end of your political career. But I'll take a chance. You don't mind if they call you beautiful? You really are beautiful,” Trump said.
After that, he continued to compliment the Italian politician, calling her amazing, very successful, and also added that in Italy she is “really respected.”
Meloni at first listened to Trump’s compliments with a calm face, and when he turned to her personally, she nodded her head and thanked her for the compliments and smiled.
As Bloomberg notes, Meloni was the only female politician at this summit.
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Trump is not the only politician who could not resist Meloni's feminine charm. In the summer of 2025, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama publicly took a knee.
