About this Video

• Video Title: President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Prime Minister of Italy, Apr. 17, 2025
• Channel: The White House
• Speakers: President Trump, Prime Minister Meloni, Press, Mr. Bessent
• Duration: 00:33:37

Introduction

This video documents a bilateral meeting between President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Meloni. The discussion covers a range of topics including trade, illegal immigration, defense, the war in Ukraine, economic relations, and the US Federal Reserve. The meeting also includes a Q&A session with the press.

Key Takeaways

• Strong US-Italy Relationship: President Trump and Prime Minister Meloni emphasize the positive and friendly relationship between the two countries.
• Bilateral Cooperation: Both leaders discuss various areas of cooperation, including defense, economy, space, and energy. Specific examples include tackling illegal migration, fighting synthetic drugs, and increasing Italy's LNG imports.
• Ukraine Conflict: The ongoing war in Ukraine is a significant discussion point, with President Trump expressing his desire for a ceasefire and discussing potential sanctions on Russia. He also expresses dissatisfaction with President Zelenskyy's handling of the situation.
• Economic Policies: President Trump highlights his administration's economic successes and criticizes the Federal Reserve's interest rate policies. He also emphasizes the positive impact of his tariffs on the US economy.
• Immigration: Both leaders address the issue of immigration, with Prime Minister Meloni detailing Italy's efforts to reduce illegal migration. President Trump expresses strong opinions on border security and his administration's efforts to remove criminals from the United States.

Citations:

"The price of groceries are substantially down. The price of eggs, when I came in, they hit me with eggs. I just got there. I was here for one week and they started screaming at me, "Eggs have gone through the roof." I said, "I just got here." I was there for seven days. And I hear that eggs have gone through the roof before I got there. And they were screaming at me, the press, the fake news like you, you're fake. And the fake news is screaming at me about eggs. I said, "I've only been here, this is my seventh day." And they were right. They went up 87% and you couldn't get them. They said, "You won't have eggs for Easter." Which is coming up. Happy Easter, everybody. "You won't have eggs for Easter." And we did an unbelievable job, and now eggs are all over the place and the price went down 92%."

Timestamps: 15:16-16:00

In this section of the transcript, President Trump recounts how the price of eggs was a major topic of criticism from the press early in his administration. He claims that egg prices increased dramatically before his arrival and then decreased significantly during his term, crediting his administration's efforts.