Trump Slaps Meloni with Digital Restraining Order – NATO Summit Drama Incoming

Rome, July 2026 – Just when you thought the G7 group photo drama had peaked, Donald Trump levels up the game by posting a meme on Truth Social showing Giorgia Meloni in full adoration mode toward him, captioned with the Italian equivalent of "Serve un ordine restrittivo" – a restraining order is needed.

This all started when Trump claimed Meloni "begged" him for a photo at the recent G7 in Evian.

Meloni hit back hard on Instagram, calling it "completely fabricated" and reminding everyone that Italy doesn't beg. Trump doubled down, accusing her of chasing clout to boost her polls.

Now he's gone full ex-boyfriend: "You admired me too much, stay 500 feet away."

Timing? Perfect.

The NATO summit in Ankara kicks off in hours.

While diplomats prep defense spending talks, Ukraine support, and whatever's left of alliance cohesion, the two leaders might have to sit in the same room.

Italian reactions are predictably spicy: Opposition's Carlo Calenda calls Trump a "despicable bully," while the government - including Salvini - tries to keep the US-Italy bromance alive for Independence Day events and trade. Meloni's camp is playing it cool: "We believe in Western unity, not this spectacle."

The Italian leader is not the only one in Trump’s sights.

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez has been taking direct hits for blocking US bases during the Iran operation.

Trump threatened to cut all trade, and floated removing them from NATO over defense spending.

Both leaders Trump is currently roasting have been expanding legal migration.

Meloni’s government - despite her hardline campaign rhetoric on illegal arrivals - approved nearly 500,000 work visas for non-EU workers between 2026 and 2028 to fill labor shortages.

Sánchez’s administration ran a major regularization program for undocumented migrants already in Spain. Over one million people applied before the June deadline.

Funnily, Meloni has publicly criticized Sánchez’s approach, warning it affects neighboring countries.

Neither policy is likely to earn warm fuzzies in a White House that treats border sovereignty and burden-sharing as non-negotiable — especially while the Iran situation is still very much unfinished and European cooperation on bases and logistics remains a live grievance.

Germany got hit too. After Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the US handling of the Iran war, Trump announced the withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany, with threats of more cuts to come.

And while Trump punishes establishment leaders, parts of his orbit are openly backing the German right-wing AfD as the more welcomed alternative.

Erdoğan, hosting the whole circus on home turf while still very much on the hunt for those F-35s Washington keeps dangling just out of reach, is the only leader in the building who'll be having a good time.

Will they all kiss and make up in Ankara?

Or will Trump demand a safe distance and a court order?

Place your bets, readers.