Coverage dated July 2, 2026

Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe’s leaders close ranks

Headline from The Columbian

ROME — U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled for his attention, European leaders rallied to Meloni's side, thawing what had been a frosty relati…

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  1. The Columbian

    Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe’s leaders close ranks (opens The Columbian)

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    ROME — U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled for his attention, European leaders rallied to Meloni's side, thawing what had been a frosty relati…

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Europe's leaders close ranks as they face barbs and pressure from Trump (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    After Trump questioned Italy's reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled for his attention, European leaders rallied to Meloni's side. It is the latest example of how the often divisive American president is helping to draw Europe closer together.

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