Trump bursts into laughter after reporter asks Meloni ‘anti-tariff’ question: ‘It can only be her’

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni is in Washington for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump—the first EU leader to do so since Trump threatened, then paused, 20% tariffs on European exports. The high-stakes visit could decide the fate of EU-U.S. trade relations, as Trump demands a 10% tariff baseline while Brussels pushes for zero-for-zero terms. With Vice President JD Vance heading to Rome next, is Italy becoming the new EU powerbroker?