President Donald Trump veered off-script at a peace summit in Egypt to call Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni beautiful mid-speech.
The moment unfolded as Trump, 79, stood flanked by several world leaders, including Britain’s Keir Starmer and Canada’s Mark Carney, during the signing of a deal to end the Gaza war. As cameras rolled, Trump began acknowledging figures behind him—then paused at Meloni, 48, and began musing aloud about her looks.
“We have a woman—a young woman who is… I’m not allowed to say it because usually it’s the end of your political career if you say it,” he said. “She’s a beautiful young woman.”
He continued, “Now, if you use the word ‘beautiful’ in the United States about a woman, that’s the end of your political career. But I’ll take my chances.” He then turne