Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to visit Italy."I want to thank President Trump for having accepted an invitation to pay an official visit to Rome in the near future,

President Donald Trump says he's in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday amid a tense trade standoff with the European Union over tariffs. Meloni’s visit to Washington makes her the first European leader to meet the president since he announced tariffs on European imports earlier this month.