In their meeting, President Trump made clear that he had special regard for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy. She said he had accepted an invitation to go to Rome.

Tariffs are making us rich, - Donald Trump said on Thursday during a meeting with Giorgia Meloni. The U.S. President added that the conversation with the Italian Prime Minister did not change his opinion on the matter.

Meloni's visit to Washington makes her the first European leader to meet the president since he announced tariffs on European imports earlier this month.