Trump hits out at Italy's Meloni after pushback on G7 photo claim

What we know

Trump said the Italian leader asked "over and over" for a picture at G7, after she said the US president "made-up" a story that she "begged" for a photo

What changes

BBC highlights this story because it changes the calculus for actors watching trump, hits, italy, meloni, pushback.

The setting

BBC notes that this did not emerge in isolation; pressures have been building around trump.

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of trump, hits, italy, meloni, pushback: Trump said the Italian leader asked "over and over" for a picture at G7, after she said the US president "made-up" a story that she "begged" for a photo.