Italy's Meloni says 'we hope to make the West great again' in Trump meetingBBC, Apr 17, 2025
Summary
Italy's Giorgia Meloni says "we hope to make the West great again" as Donald Trump hosts the Italian Prime Minister at the White House
The US president says there will "100%" be an EU tariff deal, boasting that he'll have "little problem" securing one
He adds that he plans to sign the Ukraine minerals deal "next Thursday"
As a reminder, that deal was expected to be signed during Zelensky's White House visit in February, but was put on hold after their fiery meeting
Meloni is the first European leader to visit Washington sinceTrump brought in 20% tariffs on the EU - they have since been paused for 90 days
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