June 20, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – June 19, 2026

June 20, 2026 by George Bounacos

Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump seated by the Oval Office fireplace during a 2025 White House meeting

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sat beside a beaming President Trump in the Oval Office last year, before he invented the G7 begging story she has now called fabricated. (Official White House photo)

Giorgia Meloni recorded a video and told the president of the United States that Italy does not beg. He felt sorry for her, Trump volunteered on Italian television, because she had begged him for a photo she wanted so badly. That never happened, she says, and the woman he tried to diminish is the same … Read more