Meloni tells Trump to 'focus on your own popularity' as row escalates

The update

The US president earlier questioned Meloni's popularity after suggesting she "begged" for a photo at G7 summit

Why it matters

The force of this story is not in the headline but in the decisions it will force across the meloni, tells, trump, focus, popularity landscape.

What sits behind it

BBC places this within a longer arc of developments around meloni, tells, trump, focus, popularity.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Our take

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of meloni, tells, trump, focus, popularity: The US president earlier questioned Meloni's popularity after suggesting she "begged" for a photo at G7 summit.