Italy PM slams Left's double standards, says when Trump, Meloni, Modi talk, they are called threat to democracy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused left-wing politicians of being "nervous" over former US President Donald Trump's victory, claiming that conservatives are unfairly labelled as a "threat to democracy"
- WASHINGTON — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused left-wing
politicians of being "nervous" over former US President Donald
Trump's victory, claiming that conservatives are unfairly labelled as a
"threat to democracy" while leftist leaders are celebrated for
similar global alliances.
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- Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference
(CPAC) 2025 in Washington on Sunday, Meloni praised Trump and US Vice President
JD Vance while taking aim at "elites" and left-wing leaders.
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- "The Left is nervous, and with Trump's victory, their
irritation has turned into hysteria -- not only because conservatives are
winning but because conservatives are collaborating globally," she said.
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- She highlighted what she called a double standard, recalling
how former US President Bill Clinton and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
were praised for creating a global liberal network in the 1990s, while leaders
like Trump, herself, Argentine President Javier Milei, and Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi are accused of endangering democracy.
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- "When Bill Clinton and Tony Blair created the global
leftist liberal network in the 90s, they were called statesmen. Today, when
Trump, Meloni, Milei or maybe Modi talk, they are called a threat to democracy.
This is the Left's double standard," she said.
- She added that despite media and political attacks,
conservative leaders continue to win elections because "people no longer
believe their lies."
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- "People are not naive as The Left considers them. They
vote for us because we defend freedom, we love our nations, we want secure
borders, we preserve businesses and citizens from green leftist insanity. we
defend family and life, we fight against wokeism, we protect our sacred right
to our faith and our free speech, and we stand for common sense," she
added.
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- Backing Trump as a strong leader, Meloni dismissed concerns
that his presidency could create divisions within the conservative movement.
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- "Our adversaries hope that President Trump will move
away from us, but knowing him as a strong and effective leader, I bet that
those who hope for divisions will be proven wrong," she said.
