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On Friday, there came a sudden fracturing of the relationship between President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over the latter\u2019s claims that the former lied about her<\/u>, and as one conservative reporter observed, this latest controversy highlights something interesting about who Trump favors and who he offends. <\/p>\n

Read more Despairing Trump now hoping to survive \u2018the purge to come\u2019: Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt really is fascinating,\u201d posted Billy Binion<\/u> of the conservative outlet Reason, \u201cthat Trump seems to delight in offending important allies while calling Xi Jinping \u2018brilliant\u2019 and \u2018handsome\u2019 and waxing poetic about how he \u2018fell in love\u2019 with Kim Jong Un.\u201d<\/p>\n

He posted this along with a retweet of a video from Meloni in which she denies, in Italian, Trump\u2019s claim that she had \u201cbegged\u201d him for a photo at the G7 summit. \u201cNeither I nor Italy ever beg,\u201d she declared<\/u>.<\/p>\n

Italy and the EU organization are both key U.S. allies, but Trump\u2019s actions have increasingly strained those relationships. Trump\u2019s tariffs against the EU, threats to invade Greenland, and disagreements over the Iran war dealt major blows to the trans-Atlantic alliance. And though Meloni \u2014 a far-right politician with ties to neo-fascist groups \u2014 came into office as a staunch MAGA ally, rising energy costs in Italy due to the closure of the Hormuz Strait have driven a rise in political pressure<\/u> for her to break with Trump.<\/p>\n

At the same time, as Binion notes, Trump has actively sought to court the favor of some of the world\u2019s most notorious dictators and strongmen. Following his recent visit to China, many argued that Trump\u2019s \u201celaborate\u201d praise of Chinese President Xi Jinping not only made the American president look deferential, but also made the U.S. look \u201cweak<\/u>.\u201d Trump has praised North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un directly to the face<\/u> of the president of South Korea \u2014 the latter of whom is a vital U.S. military ally. And Trump has repeatedly celebrated Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing thanks to the notorious authoritarian at the G7 summit for remaining \u201ctotally neutral<\/u>\u201d in the Iran war, even though the U.S. intelligence community has reported that Russia helped Iran target American forces. <\/p>\n

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All of this is part of a troubling trend that Trump himself is all too willing to admit. As he said in April, he is easily \u201cseduced<\/u>\u201d by anyone who is nice to him, \u201ceven if they\u2019re bad people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Trump\u2019s disputed claim that Meloni wanted a photo with him isn\u2019t the only photograph that has people talking about G7 and his growing political isolation. Early this week, the internet erupted with taunts over a photo that portrayed Trump<\/u> standing alone and scowling on a stage while other smiling world leaders shook hands and spoke. <\/p>\n

\u201cNobody wants to talk to Trump,\u201d noted one person<\/u>. Said another<\/u>, \u201cThat picture encapsulates the current state of America pretty well.\u201d <\/p>\n

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