Italian Prime Minister condemned the boss of CGIL, Italy’s biggest trade union, Maurizio Landini, for referring to her as the “courtesan" of Donald Trump.
Landini’s remarks came on TV earlier this week on Tuesday, a day after world leaders gathered in Egypt’s Sharm-al Sheikh for a peace summit on West Asia, led by the US President.
Landini alleged that Meloni did “not lift a finger" to bring peace in Gaza and her role was limited to “playing Trump’s courtesan". “Fortunately, the Italian citizens took to the street to defend the dignity and honour of this country," Landini was quoted as saying by UK-based newspaper the Guardian.
Reacting to the comment, Meloni said that Landini, who helped organise many pro-Palestinian protests in Italy, was “evidently clouded by a mounting resentment (w