Europe’s ‘Trump whisperer’ was its bridge to the White House. Now that bridge is cracking
In brief The fallout with Giorgia Meloni leaves Europe with few leaders able to claim a close relationship with Donald Trump. Experts said it's increasingly unclear whether any European leader has his ear. When Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was the…
bubmagJune 22, 2026