Trump turns on Italy’s Meloni, says he is ‘shocked’ by her

US President Donald Trump told an Italian newspaper on Tuesday ⁠he was “shocked” by Prime Minister ⁠Giorgia Meloni and had expected her ⁠to be more courageous, delivering a blunt public rebuke to one of his closest European allies. Meloni had been a vociferous supporter of Trump, but she has criticised his decision to go to war with Iran, and on Monday, denounced his weekend ‌criticism of Pope Leo as “unacceptable”. Trump responded in an interview with Corriere della Sera, saying Meloni was...