Donald Trump, disappointed by his ally: Meloni will not help us in the war, I am shocked

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United States President Donald Trump has made strong statements against the Italian prime minister and the head of the Catholic Church during an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

Speaking about Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Trump said he was "shocked" by her stance and that Italy was not cooperating on issues related to war and energy security.

" She doesn't want to help us, I thought she had guts, but I was wrong ," Trump said. He also criticized Europe's role in the energy crisis and immigration, saying current policies are harming the continent itself.

Trump also criticized Pope Leo, saying he doesn't understand the situation in Iran and the threats that, according to him, are related to nuclear weapons. " The Pope doesn't understand what's going on and he shouldn't be talking about war . He doesn't understand and he shouldn't be talking about war, because he has no idea what's going on. He doesn't understand that 42,000 protesters were killed in Iran last month, " he declared.

The American president also said that NATO countries are not contributing enough to security issues and that, according to him, the alliance "is not functioning properly."

Excerpt from the interview:

Trump: Do you Italians like the fact that your prime minister is doing nothing to secure oil? Do people like her? I can't imagine. I'm shocked by her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong."

Have you talked about this?

Trump: No. She's just saying that Italy doesn't want to get involved. Even though Italy gets its oil from there, even though America is very important to Italy, she doesn't think Italy should get involved. She thinks America should do the work for her.

Trump on statements to the Pope: It's what's unacceptable, because he doesn't care if Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow up Italy in two minutes if he had the chance.

But did you talk about these things?

Trump: No…

Haven't you spoken once this month?

Trump: No, no, we haven't spoken in a long time.

Why?

Trump: Because she's not going to help us with NATO, she's not going to help us get rid of nuclear weapons. It's very different from what I thought.

He also criticized immigration policies in Europe, claiming that they are undermining the stability of European countries. “Europe is destroying itself from within with its immigration and energy policies. They pay the highest energy costs in the world and they are not even prepared to fight for the Strait of Hormuz, where they get it from. They depend on Donald Trump to keep it open,” he said.

When asked if he had asked Italy to use minelayers, the US president said: "I asked them to send whatever they wanted, but they don't want to because NATO is a paper tiger."

Trump was also asked about Orban's defeat in the Hungarian election, where he said, "He was a friend of mine, a good man. He did a good job with immigration, he didn't let people come in and destroy his country like Italy did."


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