Maintaining a good relationship between the United States and Europe has long been seen as a no-brainer by leaders on both side of the Atlantic. After all, it’s this friendship that has led to decades of peace,

It’s no mystery that Donald Trump likes Giorgia Meloni. After meeting the Italian far-right Prime Minister for the first time in Paris late last year, he described her as a “real live wire,” with whom he could “work to straighten out the world a little bit.

The Italian prime minister is the first European leader to meet the U.S. president since he hit pause on tariffs above 10% for most trading partners.