India, June 20 -- President Donald Trump has renewed his claim that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni repeatedly asked to take a photograph with him during the G7 summit, days after the Italian leader dismissed the account as "completely made up."

In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump stood by his earlier remarks and launched fresh criticism of Meloni, further escalating a public dispute that has strained relations between the two leaders.

Trump wrote that Meloni had asked "over and over" for a picture with him during the G7 summit in France. "Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France," Trump wrote.

The US president also criticized Meloni's handling of Ita...