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Giorgia Meloni has strongly condemned the head of Italy’s largest trade union after the official labeled Meloni as the “courtesan” of President Donald Trump.

Context of the Disputed Comments

Maurizio Landini, who heads the CGIL union, issued the comment during a television appearance this Tuesday. This occurred after world leaders, including Meloni, participated in a peace conference for the Middle East held in Egypt.

Landini asserted the Prime Minister of “failing to act” to promote peace in Gaza, saying her participation was confined to “acting as Trump’s courtesan”. Thankfully, the Italian citizens protested to uphold the honor and dignity of this country,” he said.

Prime Minister’s Reply

Via an online post on Thursday, Meloni stated that Landini was “evidently clouded by increasing animosity (which I can understand)”. She went on to post a explanation of the word “courtesan”.

“I believe it is widely understood the most common meaning attributed to this expression, but, to assist anyone unfamiliar, I’m publishing the initial definition found through a simple web search,” Meloni explained, attaching a image that said: “Woman of loose morals, straight; euphemism, prostitute.”

She additionally rebuked her left-leaning critics, observing that over many years they had “lectured us on gender equality” only to then attack a woman by “referring to her as a prostitute”.

Landini’s Clarification

In response to the Prime Minister’s comments, the union leader contended that there were “no misogynistic remarks” toward Meloni and that he had used “Trump’s lackey”.

Via a released message, he said: “In a 10-minute interview, which anyone can easily rewatch, to avoid any misunderstanding or twisting of the words, I made it clear what I meant – that Meloni was on the coat tails of Trump, she was in Trump’s circle, she served as Trump’s underling.”

Connection with the US President

Meloni has steadily built amicable ties with the US president. During a speech in Egypt, Trump faced Meloni – the sole female present at the summit – and called her “beautiful”. “Across America, this could be politically fatal,” he noted. “However, I will risk it. May I comment that you are beautiful? As you are indeed beautiful.”

President Trump subsequently commended Meloni as “a role model for everyone” in regarding the English translation of her publication, I Am Giorgia: My Roots, My Principles, which contains a introduction by Trump’s son.

Earlier Controversies

Earlier this year, Meloni also hit back after finding out that altered images of her and additional notable women from Italy had been posted on a explicit platform, saying she was “disgusted”, and offering “solidarity and support to the women who have been insulted, offended, and abused”.