In Washington, President Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy. He also accepted her invitation to visit Rome.

Meloni goes on to say the goal for Europe and the US is to "make the West great again". She says Trump has accepted an official visit to Rome, which she mentioned earlier. Meloni also says Trump's visit isn't just about Italy, but about all of Europe.

It took Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni exactly two sentences in the Oval Office on Thursday to signal to her host she was a kindred spirit.