That Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be the first European Union leader to meet with President Donald Trump since his day of tariffs is no surprise – she’s backed him long before her ascension in 2022 to her country’s highest political office.
Meloni, who will arrive in Washington on Thursday, was among the first global leaders to congratulate Trump on his 2024 reelection victory and was the first European leader to meet with him after Election Day – traveling to Mar-a-Lago in January. She was also the only European Union leader to attend Trump’s inauguration.