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A bridge too far for Meloni

By Jason Horowitz
Trump greeting Meloni at the White House in Washington in this file photo from April 17, 2025. — Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

FOR years, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni enjoyed leverage as the right-wing leader who could connect Washington and Brussels.

Recently, though, she seems to have decided that Trump is a bridge too far.

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