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This makes me smile. This paper is calling trump out for being an asshole
A right-wing Italian paper went after Trump with a vulgar name amid his spat with the country's prime minister.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-06-20T16:00:10.761Z
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-italian/
"Sorry to say it, but I can't find, and perhaps there isn't, another way to say it," a translation of the Italian article from the Libero Quotidiano reads. "Donald Trump is an a."
The article uses the Italian term "coglione," even using it in the headline, as it blasted Trump for ruining progress towards a friendly relationship with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by telling an Italian news network that she "begged" him for a photo during the G7 summit. Meloni denied the account and accused Trump of making it up in a fierce response that tore into him.
"Only an a could ruin everything with a lie so huge as to become ridiculous," the article read. "Why say such nonsense? The answer can only be found in the definition of the word 'a' which has entered the popular jargon of the Italian language: an inept, stupid person who acts with little intelligence."
Trump stood by his claim that Meloni was a "big fan" of his in comments to NBC News on Friday. Meanwhile, Meloni was cheered on across the world, even called "fabulous," for firing back at Trump.
Although the article attacks "the inadequacy of the American president," it does strike a sympathetic tone by admitting, "it is not the case to declare war on America," and "we do not deny it, we too had placed many hopes" in Trump.
Raven123
(8,047 posts)livetohike
(24,507 posts)bcbink
(143 posts)Help me if I am wrong.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(15,521 posts)edhopper
(37,704 posts)coglione means scrotum.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(15,521 posts)Prairie Gates
(8,672 posts)It refers to "balls" in expressions like "Non rompere i coglioni," (i.e., don't break or bust balls) but Italians don't use it to mean "scrotum" or ballsack.
edhopper
(37,704 posts)suggests I should defer to you.
edhopper
(37,704 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(15,521 posts)generalbetrayus
(2,067 posts)TACO.
I must know!
erronis
(24,986 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(184,019 posts)News you can use from the opinion editors of the Italian right-wing daily Libero:
— George Conway âï¸ðºð¸ (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-06-20T12:46:10.950Z
"TRUMP IS AN ASSHOLE"
www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/esteri/...

dalton99a
(96,275 posts)BattleRow
(2,757 posts)Means same thing.
DFW
(60,828 posts)The unstressed o in Catalan is pronounced like a u in most provinces. Some areas, like LLéida, are weird.
** The Catalan els collons is not to confused with picturesque Swiss village of Les Collons. Different pronunciation as well as meaning!!
aeromanKC
(4,000 posts)bcbink
(143 posts)highly vulgar a: foolish, incompetent person lacking in knowledge or will power
Now if only I could pronounce it.
Thanks,
Bernie
Galraedia
(5,337 posts)He's a malignant narcissistic pedophile who doesn't care about anyone but himself. Him and republicans have completely destroyed America's reputation and we will still be dealing with the consequences long after he is gone.
AverageOldGuy
(4,384 posts)Coglione:
Asshole;
prick;
dick;
jerk;
moron;
ass;
jackass.
Any one and all of these work for me.
struggle4progress
(127,213 posts)Blue Owl
(60,110 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(18,341 posts)Even European RW doesn't like him.
LetMyPeopleVote
(184,019 posts)The Italian prime minister was supposed to be the one European leader who could get along with Trump. In recent days, the relationship collapsed.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was supposed to be the one leader in Western Europe whom Trump could get along with.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-06-22T13:26:50.724Z
He instead set his relationship with her on fire â for no reason and to the benefit of no one.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-meloni-italy-relationship
Two months later, the American president, already short on friends, made matters vastly worse. In fact, The New York Times reported, It looks as if the Italian prime ministers teetering relationship with President Trump may have just fallen off a cliff. From the article:
After the president told an Italian journalist on Thursday that Ms. Meloni had begged him to take a photo together at the Group of 7 summit meeting in France this week, according to an English-language transcript shared by the TV reporter, Ms. Meloni called Mr. Trumps statements totally invented.
Italy and I never beg, she proclaimed in a video posted on social media.
Melonis frustration appeared palpable in the video. She talked about being appalled by Trumps fabricated claims. I dont know why the president of the United States behaves like this with his own allies, the prime minister added.
Meloni's message to Trump was direct. Allies deserve respect. If Trump showed half as much toughness toward Americaâs adversaries as he does toward democratic partners, the West would be stronger. âI and Italy never begâ is the line that people will remember.
— The Steady State (@thesteadystate.org) 2026-06-19T21:00:31.510Z
True to form, the Republican did what he nearly always does: He doubled and tripled down on the dubious claims that generated the international incident in the first place. On Saturday morning, by way of his social media platform, Trump not only repeated his underlying claim, insisting that Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 summit, but he even concocted a narrative to support his story.
To hear the American president tell it, Meloni is doing poorly politically because Italians wanted her to do more to support the U.S. war in Iran. This, according to his weird version of events, is why she tried to cozy up to Trump in France, in order to get her numbers up.....
It was around this time that Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani canceled a planned visit to the United States, and other Italian officials reportedly scrapped plans to attend U.S. Independence Day celebrations scheduled in Rome.
It is unclear whether out of intent or ineptitude [Trump] is wrecking the historic relations between the United States and Europe, Giovanbattista Fazzolari, undersecretary to the prime ministers office, said in a statement.
With his inappropriate outbursts, he has managed no easy feat, to make the United States unpopular across the entire European continent, damaging not only Europe but above all the United States, Fazzolari added.....
Its a point that appears to have eluded the Republican, as he continues to alienate, offend, insult and exasperate countries that have been aligned with the United States for generations.
oasis
(54,351 posts)Bigtime!!!
Stephen Miller should put a shorter leash on his idiot.