What was the strongest alliance between Europe and Washington just blew up. Trump gave a 6-minute interview to Corriere della Sera, Italy’s biggest newspaper, where he directly attacked Meloni and dropped the line that confirms the split: “We haven’t spoken in a long time.”

A year ago he called her “a beautiful young woman who took Europe by storm.” She was the ONLY European leader invited to his inauguration. She called him “a brilliant man” and promised they’d “make the West great again” together. Trump treated her as his European favorite. Meloni sold herself as the only one who could “handle” Trump.

It all shattered over the Iran war and the Pope attack. Meloni called Trump’s words against Pope Leo “unacceptable” and said: “I wouldn’t feel comfortable in a society where religious leaders do what politicians tell them.” Trump fired back: “There’s nothing to apologize for. He’s wrong.”