JD Vance jokes Giorgia Meloni could call him a ‘jerk’ and he wouldn’t know during Easter Rome visit

JD Vance jokes Giorgia Meloni could call him a 'jerk' during Easter Rome visit Reuters

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00:00So we are proud to have this special relation with U.S. and with this administration.

00:05Great. Well, thank you, Prime Minister Maloney. It's wonderful to see you again.

00:10And I hope that's exactly what you said. Of course, she could have called me a jerk and I wouldn't know,

00:14but it would be in the most beautiful language imaginable, and so I wouldn't even get offended.

00:18But I appreciate our friendship both between our nations but also between us personally,

00:23and certainly the President sends his best regards to you but to the people of Italy.

00:27I couldn't help, as I drove around these streets, we arrived this morning with my wife and our three young children,

00:34and we're looking forward to spending Easter here.

00:36But this is a place that was built by people that love humans and love God.

00:43And the streets, the buildings, the beautiful landscape and cityscape, I think it really lifts up the human spirit.

00:49So we're going to have some good conversations, but I also take some inspiration from being in this beautiful city filled with wonderful people,

00:55and so we're grateful to you and, of course, to the people of Rome, the people of Italy for their friendship and also for their warm welcome.