Former UK minister: Meloni could charm Trump

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Former UK Minister of State for Europe Denis MacShane Mac Shane Add to Dictionary  says Italian PM Meloni might charm Trump but whether it works remains to be seen.  #Trump #Meloni

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00:00If any EU leader is going to de-escalate the trade war with the United States,

00:06it's probably Georgia Maloney, isn't it?

00:07I'm genuinely not sure.

00:10She is one of the more right-wing leaders in Europe, as you correctly say,

00:15so a little bit in tune with Donald Trump, but she's a good European.

00:20People thought the right-wingers here in England, the anti-Europeans,

00:23the Brexit crowd, all thought she would be joining them.

00:26But as soon as she started warming up and looking as if she was going to become

00:31prime minister, head of the government, her mentor is Mario Draghi,

00:36who was president of the European Central Bank, an enormous, important political figure in Italy.

00:43And Mario Draghi is number one Europhile, pro-European man you can find anywhere on the European earth.

00:50So maybe she can charm Donald, but, you know, he's pushing.

00:5680s, getting close to 80s, he's charmable by a very nice Italian lady.

01:00We'll see.

01:01Others have tried.

01:03Sir Keir Starmer came with a big present for Mr. Trump,

01:08a handwritten invitation from the King of England for Donald Trump to make a state visit

01:13with all the pomp and ceremony and history he loves to Britain.

01:17And Donald Trump's response was to slap 25% tariffs on British car and steel exports,

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