Meloni has ‘pleasant’ talks with Trump, Musk, at Notre-Dame

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Sunday she had had “pleasant” talks with US President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk at a dinner in Paris Saturday night hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump in Paris. (Photo: ANSA)

The event was held after the grand reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after it was gutted by fire.

“It was a pleasant opportunity for dialogue this evening at the Elysée with Donald J. Trump and Elon Musk,” said Meloni, who is friendly with both men, on her Facebook page.

The meetings took place during the dinner offered to the heads of state and government present in Paris to participate in the reopening of Notre-Dame, by Macron at the Elysée Palace.

Tesla, X and SpaceX owner Musk, who has been appointed by Trump on Tuesday to head a newly created government efficiency agency, said that Meloni “is someone who is authentic, honest, truthful”.

Thanking Musk for his “precious genius”, Meloni delivered a passionate defence of Western values.

After feverish social media speculation over pictures of the pair enjoying each other’s company, Musk denied suggestions they might be having an affair.

The Economist reported this week that Meloni could be a conduit between Trump and the EU due to her friendly ties to the billionaire property developer and reality star turned politician.

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