ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday congratulated Tesla (NASDAQ:) CEO Elon Musk, who backed Donald Trump in his victorious marketing campaign to return to the U.S. presidency.
The rightwing Italian prime minister and the world’s richest man have repeatedly praised one another in public in latest months, a lot in order that Musk replied to a joke on X in September to say the 2 weren’t having an affair.
Meloni stated in a publish on X that she had spoken to her “good friend” Musk in latest hours.
“I am satisfied that his dedication and imaginative and prescient could be an vital useful resource for the USA and Italy as we work collectively to satisfy the challenges of the longer term,” Meloni stated.
Musk introduced Meloni with an award from the Atlantic Council suppose tank in September, giving a speech during which he stated Meloni was “somebody who’s much more lovely inside than exterior”. She replied that he was a “treasured genius”.
They had been later photographed gazing into one another’s eyes at a banquet desk, giving rise to on-line jokes and commentary in Italian media.
The tech businessman flew to Italy twice final yr to satisfy Meloni in June and December.
On Wednesday Meloni congratulated Trump after his victory, saying it might strengthen ties between the 2 nations.
