Jul 16, 2026 · 24 min · 10 segments
The close friendship between President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has turned into a bitter war of words. Despite sharing a warm moment on camera at the G7 Summit in France, days…
Cecilia Emma SottilottaGuestSteve GillGuest
Enda BradyHost
From TRT World, I'm Enda Brady and this is Roundtable, the podcast for in-depth analysis on the big issues impacting Europe and beyond.

Once a close ally and the only European leader at Trump's 2025 inauguration, Georgia Maloney has walked away from US President Donald Trump.

The rift started in March when Maloney rejected US bomber jets' access to military bases in Sicily for his war on Iran.


With their public fallout now turning bitter, is this the final collapse of their alliance? Well, joining me to discuss this, we have Yelenia Lucaselli, an Italian politician.

Cecilia Emma Sotilotta is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University for Foreigners of Perugia.

And Steve Gill is a former advisor to Bill Clinton and George Bush Sr., You're all very welcome to this roundtable.
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