‘Make the West great again’ Meloni meets Trump at the White House

CGTN Europe

As the first EU leader to enter the Oval Office since the latest round of U.S.–EU tariff sparring, the pair held a 90‑minute amidst strained trans‑Atlantic ties.  Meloni pressed for a 90 day freeze to explore tariff options, which Trump called ‘possible, maybe easy’.  On NATO and defence, Meloni reiterated Italy will reach the 2% GDP spending target this year.  The leaders discussed a U.S.-Italy minerals deal to fund Kyiv’s reconstruction, with Trump adding that the EU must step up on security guarantees.  Both railed against illegal flows of migrants, though Meloni defended the EU’s broader asylum pact that Trump ridiculed.  Trump accepted an invitation for an official visit to Rome “in the near future” and said he would consider meeting EU officials there if progress on tariffs is visible.  #Meloni #Trump #USItaly #TransatlanticRelations #TradeTalks #Tariffs #NATO #EU #Ukraine #Migration #Diplomacy #MakeTheWestGreatAgain

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00:00The goal for me is to make the West great again, okay?

00:04And I think we can do it together.

00:06We can.

00:07As the first EU leader to enter the Oval Office

00:09since the latest round of U.S.-EU tariff sparring,

00:12the pair held a 90-minute amid strange transatlantic ties.

00:16Melanie pressed for a 90-day freeze to explore tariff options,

00:19which Trump called possible, maybe easy.

00:22On NATO and defense, Melanie reiterated

00:24Italy will reach the 2% GDP spending target this year.

00:28The leaders discussed a U.S.-Italy minerals deal

00:31to fund Kyiv's reconstruction,

00:33with Trump adding that the EU must step up on security guarantees.

00:37Both railed against illegal flows of migrants,

00:40though Melanie defended the EU's broader asylum pact that Trump ridiculed.

00:44Trump accepted an invitation for an official visit to Rome in the near future

00:49and said he would consider meeting EU officials there

00:51if progress on tariffs is visible.

00:54He's ready to shut it.

00:56He's ready to face.

00:57Forward march.

00:59Great.

01:00Allains of duty.

01:02Step 1

01:03Subggés

01:06Step 2

01:08Step 3

01:10Step 4

01:13Step 5

01:14Step 7

01:15Step 4

01:18Step 4

01:19Step 6

01:21Step

01:25Step 6

01:27Step 5

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