Former UK Minister of State for Europe Denis MacShane
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says Italian PM Meloni might charm Trump but whether it works remains to be seen.
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Mac Shane
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says Italian PM Meloni might charm Trump but whether it works remains to be seen.
#Trump #Meloni
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00:00If any EU leader is going to de-escalate the trade war with the United States,
00:06it's probably Georgia Maloney, isn't it?
00:07I'm genuinely not sure.
00:10She is one of the more right-wing leaders in Europe, as you correctly say,
00:15so a little bit in tune with Donald Trump, but she's a good European.
00:20People thought the right-wingers here in England, the anti-Europeans,
00:23the Brexit crowd, all thought she would be joining them.
00:26But as soon as she started warming up and looking as if she was going to become
00:31prime minister, head of the government, her mentor is Mario Draghi,
00:36who was president of the European Central Bank, an enormous, important political figure in Italy.
00:43And Mario Draghi is number one Europhile, pro-European man you can find anywhere on the European earth.
00:50So maybe she can charm Donald, but, you know, he's pushing.
00:5680s, getting close to 80s, he's charmable by a very nice Italian lady.
01:00We'll see.
01:01Others have tried.
01:03Sir Keir Starmer came with a big present for Mr. Trump,
01:08a handwritten invitation from the King of England for Donald Trump to make a state visit
01:13with all the pomp and ceremony and history he loves to Britain.
01:17And Donald Trump's response was to slap 25% tariffs on British car and steel exports,
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