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U.S. presidents drawing foreign criticism is nothing new in diplomacy.

In 2018, Trump called UK PM Theresa May's Brexit plan 'foolish' in a Sun interview, prompting a rare public rebuke from May herself and straining the U.S.-UK 'special relationship' ahead of his state visit.

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Italian officials have rebuked U.S. presidents before — publicly.

In 2003, Italy's then-PM Silvio Berlusconi publicly broke with President Bush over Iraq war strategy despite being a close ally. Diplomatic friction between Rome and Washington has a long, well-documented history.

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Meloni is Italy's first-ever female Prime Minister!

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