United States President
Donald Trump said "I like (Italian Premier Giorgia) Meloni a
lot" on Friday when asked by a Mediaset reporter about whether
his administration might go easy on Italy when it comes to
imposing tariffs on EU goods.
"We'll see what happens," he added.
Trump has expressed his his admiration for Meloni several times.
The Italian premier, the leader of the right-wing Brothers of
Italy (FdI) party, was the only European head of government
present at Trump's inauguration ceremony on Monday.
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