President Donald Trump posts a photo on Truth Social showing him beside Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with the caption “Needs a restraining order,” raising tensions hours before the NATO summit in Ankara and prompting Antonio Tajani to cancel a planned US visit.The post follows Mr. Trump’s earlier claim that Giorgia Meloni begged him for a photograph at the G7, which Giorgia Meloni denies, and it arrives as Mr. Trump renews criticism of NATO’s burden sharing while US defense spending far exceeds other allies.Italian politicians, including
Carlo Calenda, publicly back
Giorgia Meloni, and diplomats warn the public spat risks eroding routine cooperation on Middle East issues and complicating summit negotiations.