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LetMyPeopleVote

(184,019 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 03:22 PM Jun 20

Furious right-wing Italian paper brands Trump with a vulgar term in scorching op-ed

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/

A right-wing Italian paper went after Trump with a vulgar name amid his spat with the country's prime minister.

"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.
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Furious right-wing Italian paper brands Trump with a vulgar term in scorching op-ed (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jun 20 OP
OMG. Don Coglione Raven123 Jun 20 #1
Love it ! n/t livetohike Monday #26
ball sack? bcbink Jun 20 #2
Asshole probably is the word BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 20 #4
No edhopper Jun 20 #5
Oh..ok BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 20 #6
Coglione is generally used to mean asshole when referring to a person Prairie Gates Monday #23
Your signature edhopper Monday #25
you are correct edhopper Jun 20 #7
Lol BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 20 #3
I wonder what Italian for "empty ballsack" is. generalbetrayus Jun 20 #8
OMG bcbink Jun 20 #10
It's "trumpita" erronis Jun 20 #12
News you can use from the opinion editors of the Italian right-wing daily Libero: LetMyPeopleVote Jun 20 #9
+1 dalton99a Jun 20 #20
Similar to the French..couillion BattleRow Jun 20 #11
Like the Catalan "collons" DFW Monday #24
And I thought it was going to be sex offender rapist. aeromanKC Jun 20 #13
coglioni vuoti bcbink Jun 20 #14
Donnie DoKids is a global embarrassment for the United States Galraedia Jun 20 #15
Google translator is our friend AverageOldGuy Jun 20 #16
Even the slow-learners seem to be catching on struggle4progress Jun 20 #17
What's the Italian term for "Pedophile"? Blue Owl Jun 20 #18
Lol MustLoveBeagles Jun 20 #19
MaddowBlog-Trump finds new ways to make his relationship with Italy's Meloni even worse LetMyPeopleVote Monday #21
Trump's "sly" comment on the Italian miss, missed. oasis Monday #22

Prairie Gates

(8,672 posts)
23. Coglione is generally used to mean asshole when referring to a person
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:24 PM
Monday

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.

LetMyPeopleVote

(184,019 posts)
9. News you can use from the opinion editors of the Italian right-wing daily Libero:
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 05:51 PM
Jun 20

News you can use from the opinion editors of the Italian right-wing daily Libero:

"TRUMP IS AN ASSHOLE"
www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/esteri/...

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-06-20T12:46:10.950Z

DFW

(60,828 posts)
24. Like the Catalan "collons"
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:40 PM
Monday

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!!

bcbink

(143 posts)
14. coglioni vuoti
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 05:58 PM
Jun 20

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)
15. Donnie DoKids is a global embarrassment for the United States
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:19 PM
Jun 20

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)
16. Google translator is our friend
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 06:22 PM
Jun 20

Coglione:

Asshole;
prick;
dick;
jerk;
moron;
ass;
jackass.

Any one and all of these work for me.

LetMyPeopleVote

(184,019 posts)
21. MaddowBlog-Trump finds new ways to make his relationship with Italy's Meloni even worse
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:06 PM
Monday

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.

He instead set his relationship with her on fire — for no reason and to the benefit of no one.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-06-22T13:26:50.724Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-meloni-italy-relationship

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was supposed to be the one leader in Western Europe with whom Donald Trump could get along. Indeed, for months, the American president singled out Meloni, one of the region’s most conservative figures, for praise, celebrating her as a “beautiful young woman” who took Europe “by storm.”....

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 minister’s 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. Trump’s statements “totally invented.”

“Italy and I never beg,” she proclaimed in a video posted on social media.


Meloni’s frustration appeared palpable in the video. She talked about being “appalled” by Trump’s “fabricated” claims. “I don’t 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 America’s adversaries as he does toward democratic partners, the West would be stronger. “I and Italy never beg” 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 minister’s 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.....

It’s 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)
22. Trump's "sly" comment on the Italian miss, missed.
Mon Jun 22, 2026, 03:20 PM
Monday

Bigtime!!!

Stephen Miller should put a shorter leash on his idiot.

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